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Hen Domen

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Lapwing, Little Egret +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Lapwing, Little Egret +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +199 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +199 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Shining Crane's-bill +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Shining Crane's-bill +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km

Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route286 m

Named routeRef 81Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 81Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 81Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 81Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

8,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springautumn

2025

Lapwing · Mute Swan · Little Egret · Canada Goose · Mallard +45

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great White EgretArdea alba2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Weasel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Garden Chafer

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024

🌿

Plants79 species

autumn

2025

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Depressed Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Beech Feather-moss +74

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Depressed Feather-mossTaxiphyllum wissgrillii
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Blunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasica
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Grimmia lisaeGrimmia lisae
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Upright PottiaMicrobryum rectum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024
Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2024
Hybrid HawthornCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springautumn

2025

Lapwing · Mute Swan · Little Egret · Canada Goose · Mallard +45

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great White EgretArdea alba2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Weasel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee · Lesser Stag Beetle · Garden Chafer

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024

🌿

Plants79 species

autumn

2025

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Depressed Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Beech Feather-moss +74

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Depressed Feather-mossTaxiphyllum wissgrillii
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Blunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasica
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Grimmia lisaeGrimmia lisae
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Upright PottiaMicrobryum rectum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024
Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2024
Hybrid HawthornCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Ffridd FaldwynHistoric site1.2 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook Also in Powys: WalesHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Bueno's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Castell TrefaldwynHistoric site1.5 km→

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