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Getting here
52.32053, -3.29061
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Curlew
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Curlew
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Curlew, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Curlew, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Brimstone Moth +239 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Lesser Spearwort, Bog Stitchwort +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glyndŵr's WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 217kmNational walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route828 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route907 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 907 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
7,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,435 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Curlew · Goldfinch · Willow Warbler · Stonechat · Canada Goose +25
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +29
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Cross-leaved Heath · Lesser Spearwort · Bog Stitchwort · Heath Bedstraw · Tormentil +29
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,435 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Curlew · Goldfinch · Willow Warbler · Stonechat · Canada Goose +25
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +29
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Cross-leaved Heath · Lesser Spearwort · Bog Stitchwort · Heath Bedstraw · Tormentil +29
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa2023
Libellula depressa2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorLathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburianaLathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburianaVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2023Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Bogbean
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2023Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2023