Esgair Perfedd Roman Camp 8 ha
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Places › Wales › Mid Wales › Powys Getting here
52.31665, -3.58038
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Oak Fern, Orpine +59 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Oak Fern, Orpine +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Argent & Sable, Small Heath, Halesus radiatus +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Argent & Sable, Small Heath, Halesus radiatus +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 825 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (Central) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 615 m ▾
Named route Ref 825 Length 615 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 191 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 191 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian Way Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Gwersyll Cyrch Rhufeinig / Roman Marching Camp
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Wildlife to spot
618 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 618 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel · Stonechat · Skylark +24
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2016 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2016 Water Vole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter · Field Vole · Mole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large White · Ringlet · Speckled Wood +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Oak Fern · Orpine · Ivy-leaved Bellflower · Wood-sedge · Dog's Mercury +7
Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2023 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Mountain Melick Melica nutans Beech Fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 618 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel · Stonechat · Skylark +24
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2016 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2016 Water Vole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter · Field Vole · Mole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large White · Ringlet · Speckled Wood +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Oak Fern · Orpine · Ivy-leaved Bellflower · Wood-sedge · Dog's Mercury +7
Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea2023 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Mountain Melick Melica nutans Beech Fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2018
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2018
Orange Underwing Archiearis parthenias2017
Orange Underwing Archiearis parthenias2017 Phegopteris connectilis
Phegopteris connectilis
Rock Stonecrop Petrosedum forsterianum
Rock Stonecrop Petrosedum forsterianum
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2023
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2023
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2022
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2021
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2021
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2021
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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