Derwin Bach Roman Marching Camp
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.98382, -4.26963
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Dipper
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Dipper
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Dipper, House Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Dipper, House Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Hilara chorica, Green-veined White +105 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Alpine Water-moss +66 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2011
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Link to NCN Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Lôn EifionCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The valley of the Afon Dwyfach
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Dipper · House Sparrow · Magpie · Bullfinch +24
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Marsh Fritillary · Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Light Knot Grass +53
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2017
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Cylindric Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Ditrichum · Intermediate Screw-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +40
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Dipper · House Sparrow · Magpie · Bullfinch +24
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Marsh Fritillary · Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Light Knot Grass +53
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2017
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Cylindric Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Ditrichum · Intermediate Screw-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +40
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Delicate Fern-sawflyStromboceros delicatulusDelicate Fern-sawflyStromboceros delicatulusEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataLarge WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Phylidorea fulvonervosaPhylidorea fulvonervosa2018Phylidorea fulvonervosaPhylidorea fulvonervosa2018Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2018Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2018Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2018Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2018Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2018Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2018Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2017Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2017Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2017Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2017Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2017Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2017Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2017Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2017Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2017Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2017Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2017Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2017Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2017Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2017Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2017Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2017Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2017Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2017Pilaria meridianaPilaria meridiana2017Pilaria meridianaPilaria meridiana2017Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2017Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2017Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2017Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2017Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2017Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2017Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2017Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2017Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2017Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2017Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus2017Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus2017Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2017Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017Foaming Fern-borerBlasticotoma filiceti2017Foaming Fern-borerBlasticotoma filiceti2017Black DarterSympetrum danae2017Black DarterSympetrum danae2017Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2017Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2017Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2017Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2017Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2017Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2017Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2017Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2017Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2017Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2017Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2017Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2017Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata2017Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata2017Eristalis rupiumEristalis rupium2017Eristalis rupiumEristalis rupium2017Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2017Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2017Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2017Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2017Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2017Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2017Erioptera nielseniErioptera nielseni2017Erioptera nielseniErioptera nielseni2017Tetanocera ferrugineaTetanocera ferruginea2017Tetanocera ferrugineaTetanocera ferruginea2017Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2017Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2017Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2017Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2017Hilara brevistylaHilara brevistyla2017Hilara brevistylaHilara brevistyla2017Gymnopternus aerosusGymnopternus aerosus2017Gymnopternus aerosusGymnopternus aerosus2017Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2017Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2017Dicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalis2017Dicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalis20172022
2022
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2022Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2022River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2022Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumObtuse Bog-mossSphagnum obtusumObtuse Bog-mossSphagnum obtusumWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumTall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescensTall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescensNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2022Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2022Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022Common PottiaTortula truncata2022Common PottiaTortula truncata2022Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2022Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2022Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2022Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2022Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2022Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2022Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2022Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2022Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2022River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2022Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022RedshankCeratodon purpureus2022RedshankCeratodon purpureus2022Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2022Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2022Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2022Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2022Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2022Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2022Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2022Water EarwortScapania undulata2022Water EarwortScapania undulata2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017Events & activities nearby
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