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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.88034, -3.85191
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Wren, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Nuthatch, Wren, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grey Scalloped Bar, Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +251 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Eyebright, Sneezewort, Great Burnet +10 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Black Mountain Quarries WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +40
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +35
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2019
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Eyebright · Great Burnet · Sneezewort · Dog's Mercury · Hard-fern +8
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
- HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +40
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +35
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2019
🌿Plants13 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Eyebright · Great Burnet · Sneezewort · Dog's Mercury · Hard-fern +8
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
- HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2019
Sympetrum striolatum2019
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2024Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Common WaspVespula vulgaris2020Common WaspVespula vulgaris2020Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2020Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2020Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2020Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020HorntailSiricidae2020HorntailSiricidae2020Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2019Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2019Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2019Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2019Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2019