Llandyfriog Castle Mound 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Wales › Mid Wales › Ceredigion Getting here
52.07160, -4.41736
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Raven, Tawny Owl +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Raven, Tawny Owl +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone +100 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Bank Haircap, Lateral Cryphaea +111 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Bank Haircap, Lateral Cryphaea +111 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2024; Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 385 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 385 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 5.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Track to Ffynnon-Fair, Llanfair Treflygen
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Wildlife to spot
1,980 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,980 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Raven · Swallow · Wren · Blackcap +30
Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +14
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina · Stable Fly · Dock Bug +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Yellow Brain
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Springy Turf-moss · Welsh Pocket-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Welsh Pocket-moss Fissidens celticus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,980 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Raven · Swallow · Wren · Blackcap +30
Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +14
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Myotis Bat species Myotis2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina · Stable Fly · Dock Bug +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Yellow Brain
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Springy Turf-moss · Welsh Pocket-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Welsh Pocket-moss Fissidens celticus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Badger Meles meles2021
Badger Meles meles2021
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2023
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2023
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2023
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2023
Weasel Mustela nivalis2021
Weasel Mustela nivalis2021
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Polecat Mustela putorius2023
Polecat Mustela putorius2023
American Mink Neovison vison2022
American Mink Neovison vison2022
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2021
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2021
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2021
Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2021
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020 Green Dock Beetle
Green Dock Beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
Gastrophysa viridula
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2022
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2022
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2020
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2020
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2020
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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