Gwâl y Filiast Burial Chamber
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✦Heritage🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.89925, -4.66045
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐝37+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Hydropsyche siltalai and Dicranota are among those observed
- ✦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
- 🐝37+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Hydropsyche siltalai and Dicranota are among those observed
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Dicranota, Chloroperla tripunctata +34 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cherry Laurel, Wilson's Honeysuckle +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Starling, Fieldfare, Dipper +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Birds — Starling, Fieldfare, Dipper +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
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National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
385 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
385 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Fieldfare · Dipper · Redwing · Goldfinch +4
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2013
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2012
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2016▾
Otter · American Mink
- OtterLutra lutra
- American MinkNeovison vison2010
🐝Insects37 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hydropsyche siltalai · Dicranota · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Chloroperla tripunctata · Baetis rhodani +32
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- DicranotaDicranota
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
- Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata
- Baetis rhodaniBaetis rhodani
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
🌿Plants71 species
springautumn
2024▾
Bluebell · Cherry Laurel · Snowberry · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wilson's Honeysuckle +66
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2013
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2013
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
385 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Fieldfare · Dipper · Redwing · Goldfinch +4
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2013
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2013
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2012
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2016▾
Otter · American Mink
- OtterLutra lutra
- American MinkNeovison vison2010
🐝Insects37 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hydropsyche siltalai · Dicranota · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Chloroperla tripunctata · Baetis rhodani +32
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
- DicranotaDicranota
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
- Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata
- Baetis rhodaniBaetis rhodani
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
🌿Plants71 species
springautumn
2024▾
Bluebell · Cherry Laurel · Snowberry · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wilson's Honeysuckle +66
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2013
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2013
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes
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