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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.34280, -3.81597
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Phoenix +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Earwort, Little Shaggy-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 81
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Gentleman's Walkpublic footpath · 223 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 223 mSurface unpavedPath type: path
Gentleman's Walkpublic footpath · 347 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 347 mSurface compactedPath type: path
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route452 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route▾
Photos
Ystwyth Valley from Mariamne's Garden
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Wildlife to spot
4,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,883 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Nebria brevicollis · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Common Darter +5
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
White Earwort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Aloe Haircap · Little Shaggy-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss +14
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
- Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Notched Rustwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,883 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Nebria brevicollis · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Common Darter +5
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
White Earwort · Common Tamarisk-moss · Aloe Haircap · Little Shaggy-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss +14
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
- Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Notched Rustwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Marsupella emarginata
Marsupella emarginata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2024Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2024PelliaPellia2023PelliaPellia2023Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2023Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022