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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.18256, -3.13306
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swift
- 🐕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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swift
- 🐕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 — Dipper, Swift, Bullfinch +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Swift, Bullfinch +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +282 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Ground-ivy, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +16 more · last seen 2022
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Radnor Ring
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route613 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
4,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,580 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Swift · Goldcrest · Bullfinch · Collared Dove +7
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects74 species
springautumn
2023▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +69
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Meadow Foxtail · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fox-and-cubs · Bluebell +14
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,580 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Swift · Goldcrest · Bullfinch · Collared Dove +7
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects74 species
springautumn
2023▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +69
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Meadow Foxtail · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Fox-and-cubs · Bluebell +14
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrimrosePrimulaPrimrosePrimulaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis