Maen hir Nant y Maen Menhir
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.20900, -3.81364
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xylota segnis, Sericomyia silentis +60 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xylota segnis, Sericomyia silentis +60 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Earwort, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +102 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Heath Earwort, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +102 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Hampe's Threadwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Photos Ffarm Nant y Maen / Nant y Maen Farm
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Wildlife to spot
1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +20
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva cinctella · Melanostoma mellinum · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +20
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva cinctella · Melanostoma mellinum · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus ramsarensis Platycheirus ramsarensis
Platycheirus ramsarensis Platycheirus ramsarensis
Sphegina Sphegina
Sphegina Sphegina
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Sphaerophoria philanthus Sphaerophoria philanthus
Sphaerophoria philanthus Sphaerophoria philanthus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica 