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Gaer Fawr

7 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.68488, -2.80959

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Wigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus, Turkeytail +35 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus, Turkeytail +35 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia, Cherry Laurel +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia, Cherry Laurel +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Route 423Cycling route

Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network

Route 32Cycling route

Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 42Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route210 m

Named routeRef 423Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +40

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
PochardAythya ferina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Common GullLarus canus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +40

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
PochardAythya ferina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Common GullLarus canus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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