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Gaer Fawr Hillfort

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.32833, -3.98445

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodcock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodcock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Sericomyia superbiens, Hornet +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Sericomyia superbiens, Hornet +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort, Wood-rust

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route268 m
Named routeRef 81Length 268 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 81Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route176 m
Named routeRef 81Length 176 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road with passing place south of Gaer Fawr Hillfort

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road with passing place south of Gaer Fawr Hillfort

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🌱Gelli DduUrban park2.1 km→🐄Glasteila - Blue Grass Honey FarmVisitor farm2.9 km→⛪St Afan's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Hilary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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