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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Lesser Fringe-moss, Broom Fork-moss +117 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Lesser Fringe-moss, Broom Fork-moss +117 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Lecanora farinaria · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora farinaria · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route50 m

Named routeRef 82Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeRef 82Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route446 m

Named routeRef 82Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 82Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route663 m

Named routeRef 82Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

1,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +6

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

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Insects16 species

summer

2025

Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +11

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
mayfliesEphemeroptera
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2023
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
MidgeCulicoides2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023

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Plants95 species

autumn

2021

Lesser Fringe-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Notched Rustwort · Heath Plait-moss +90

Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2020
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2020
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2020
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2020
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2020
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2020
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2020
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2020
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2020
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2020
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2020
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2020
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2020
Common PottiaTortula truncata2020
Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2020
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2020
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2020
Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2020
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2020
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2020
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2020
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2020
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2020
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020
Flat-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum platyphyllum2020
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2020
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2020
Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2020
Funck's RustwortMarsupella funckii2020
Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2020
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020
Drummond's Thread-mossPohlia drummondii2020
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020
Slender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2020
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2020
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2020
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2020
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2020
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020
Shining FlapwortSolenostoma paroicum2020
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2020
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2020
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020
Water EarwortScapania undulata2020
Toothed Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crispata2020
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2020
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2020
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2020
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2020
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2019
Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +6

JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2022

Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +11

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
mayfliesEphemeroptera
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2023
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
MidgeCulicoides2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023

🌿

Plants95 species

autumn

2021

Lesser Fringe-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Notched Rustwort · Heath Plait-moss +90

Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2020
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2020
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2020
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2020
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2020
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2020
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2020
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2020
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2020
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2020
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2020
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2020
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2020
Common PottiaTortula truncata2020
Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2020
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2020
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2020
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2020
Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2020
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2020
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2020
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2020
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2020
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2020
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020
Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2020
Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020
Flat-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum platyphyllum2020
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2020
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2020
Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2020
Funck's RustwortMarsupella funckii2020
Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2020
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020
Drummond's Thread-mossPohlia drummondii2020
Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020
Slender Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum subsecundum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2020
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2020
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2020
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2020
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2020
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2020
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020
Shining FlapwortSolenostoma paroicum2020
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2020
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2020
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020
Water EarwortScapania undulata2020
Toothed Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crispata2020
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2020
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2020
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2020
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres2020
Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2019
Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2019