Forest Holidays Garwnant, Brecon Beacons
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.81612, -3.45108
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Sericomyia silentis, Meliscaeva cinctella +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Even Scalewort, Common Hemp-nettle +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,084 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dipper · Coal Tit +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Otter · Common Shrew
- OtterLutra lutra
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Frog · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus niger · White-tailed Bumblebee · Polydrusus pilosus · Exomias +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
- ExomiasExomias
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Common Pollen Beetle
Common Sorrel
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,084 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dipper · Coal Tit +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Otter · Common Shrew
- OtterLutra lutra
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Frog · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus niger · White-tailed Bumblebee · Polydrusus pilosus · Exomias +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus
- ExomiasExomias
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Common Pollen Beetle
Common Sorrel
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meligethes aeneus
Meligethes aeneus
AphidAphididaeAphidAphididaeKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata