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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.27157, -4.40038
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Green Yoke-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dark Giant Horsefly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GiachCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
HebogCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NicoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Lôn Las CefniCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Approaching Eglwys St Twrog from the south-west
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Wildlife to spot
1,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Little StintCalidris minuta2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Adder
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Cylindric Beard-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss +25
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Little StintCalidris minuta2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Adder
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Cylindric Beard-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss +25
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clustered Feather-moss
Clustered Feather-moss
Rhynchostegium confertum
Rhynchostegium confertum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia