LLANYMYNECH HERITAGE AREA
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.78396, -3.08538
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Damselbug +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats; Plants — Snowdrop, Stinking Hellebore, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
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
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Photos
Disused Hoffman kiln at Llanymynech
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects55 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Damselbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Trioza remota +50
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Snowdrop · Stinking Hellebore · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects55 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Damselbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Trioza remota +50
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Snowdrop · Stinking Hellebore · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataAcalypta parvulaAcalypta parvulaAcalypta parvulaAcalypta parvulaSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusEuropean Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennisEuropean Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusMetidiocerus rutilansMetidiocerus rutilansMetidiocerus rutilansMetidiocerus rutilansCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCrossopalpus minimusCrossopalpus minimusCrossopalpus minimusCrossopalpus minimusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiCrossopalpus nigritellusCrossopalpus nigritellusCrossopalpus nigritellusCrossopalpus nigritellusLaricobius erichsoniiLaricobius erichsoniiLaricobius erichsoniiLaricobius erichsoniiLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisSmooth-gastered Furrow BeeLasioglossum parvulumSmooth-gastered Furrow BeeLasioglossum parvulumLasiosomus enervisLasiosomus enervisLasiosomus enervisLasiosomus enervisEupteryx floridaEupteryx floridaEupteryx floridaEupteryx floridaGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisPine Cone BugGastrodes grossipesPine Cone BugGastrodes grossipesEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolorCrossopalpus humilisCrossopalpus humilisCrossopalpus humilisCrossopalpus humilisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisLordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiacaGrass AntMyrmecina graminicolaGrass AntMyrmecina graminicolaStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusMegophthalmus scanicusMegophthalmus scanicusMegophthalmus scanicusMegophthalmus scanicusCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaDusky AntFormica fuscaDusky AntFormica fuscaEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataEvents & activities nearby
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