Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.99278, -3.79644
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Llandovery Craft Centre & Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Llandovery Craft Centre & Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Brown Hare, Hedgehog, Common Shrew +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Isoperla grammatica +151 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Lords-and-Ladies, Snowberry +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Skullcap Dapperling, Stinkhorn · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Photos
Llandovery Castle ruins (1)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
4,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Wren +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Stethorus pusillus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +10
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
🌿Plants68 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Stitchwort · Common Ragwort · Lords-and-Ladies +63
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Wren +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Stethorus pusillus · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +10
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
🌿Plants68 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Stitchwort · Common Ragwort · Lords-and-Ladies +63
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisCionus hortulanusCionus hortulanusCionus hortulanusCionus hortulanusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorFrullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2025Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2025Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2025FissidensFissidens2025FissidensFissidens2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025ScapaniaScapania2025ScapaniaScapania2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025ValerianellaValerianella2025ValerianellaValerianella2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025