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Dryslwyn Castle

10 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome10 ha

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51.86310, -4.10083

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
✦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

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Large Red Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Large Red Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellow Archangel, Rusty-Back Fern, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Archangel, Rusty-Back Fern, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tywi Valley PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 47Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route366 m

Named routeRef 47Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route294 m

Named routeRef 47Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeLength 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,730 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,730 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2025

Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · Great White Egret +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great White EgretArdea alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black SwanCygnus atratus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus
PintailAnas acuta

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Plants6 species

winter

2026

Yellow Archangel · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Rusty-Back Fern · Wall-rue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1

Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,730 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2025

Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · Great White Egret +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great White EgretArdea alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TealAnas crecca
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black SwanCygnus atratus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus
PintailAnas acuta

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Yellow Archangel · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Rusty-Back Fern · Wall-rue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1

Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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