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Llawnt Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Bramble, Rowan +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ceirog Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 455Cycling route

Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route277 m

Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 455Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 455Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 455Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +21

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly · Platycheirus clypeatus · Cheilosia griseiventris · Platycheirus albimanus +49

Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Cheilosia griseiventrisCheilosia griseiventris
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Cheilosia vulpinaCheilosia vulpina
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Sarcophaga vagansSarcophaga vagans
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Sarcophaga crassimargoSarcophaga crassimargo
Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
Sarcophaga variegataSarcophaga variegata
Stiphrosoma laetumStiphrosoma laetum
Geomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyi
Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Furry-claspered Furrow BeeLasioglossum lativentre
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Dark-veined Emerald-bottleBellardia viarum
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica

🌿

Plants66 species

summer

2025

Red Campion · Apple · Ribwort Plantain · Field Maple · Hazel +61

Red CampionSilene dioica
AppleMalus domestica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Field MapleAcer campestre
HazelCorylus avellana
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
HollyIlex aquifolium
Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ElderSambucus nigra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red OakQuercus rubra
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Mat-grassNardus stricta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BeechFagus sylvatica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Red FescueFestuca rubra
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
IvyHedera helix
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +21

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Dasysyrphus tricinctus · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly · Platycheirus clypeatus · Cheilosia griseiventris · Platycheirus albimanus +49

Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Cheilosia griseiventrisCheilosia griseiventris
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Cheilosia vulpinaCheilosia vulpina
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Sarcophaga vagansSarcophaga vagans
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Mournful WaspPemphredon lugubris
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Sarcophaga crassimargoSarcophaga crassimargo
Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
Sarcophaga variegataSarcophaga variegata
Stiphrosoma laetumStiphrosoma laetum
Geomyza balachowskyiGeomyza balachowskyi
Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Furry-claspered Furrow BeeLasioglossum lativentre
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Dark-veined Emerald-bottleBellardia viarum
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica

🌿

Plants66 species

summer

2025

Red Campion · Apple · Ribwort Plantain · Field Maple · Hazel +61

Red CampionSilene dioica
AppleMalus domestica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Field MapleAcer campestre
HazelCorylus avellana
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
HollyIlex aquifolium
Euphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ElderSambucus nigra
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red OakQuercus rubra
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Mat-grassNardus stricta
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BeechFagus sylvatica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Red FescueFestuca rubra
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
IvyHedera helix
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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