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Craig Elvis

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.44091, -3.76529

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Haugania oederi, Placopsis lambii +67 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Haugania oederi, Placopsis lambii +67 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Star Moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Springy Turf-moss +47 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Springy Turf-moss +47 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Moth, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Moth, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Close up of the Elvis rock

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Close up of the Elvis rock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Llys ArthurHistoric site2.1 km→✦Stone Circle and Round Cairns, HirnantHistoric site4.8 km→✦Cae GaerHistoric site3.1 km→

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