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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.24046, -3.37686
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Herb Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Herb Garden Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Hazel, Marsh Cinquefoil +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route255 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 255 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,188 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Coot · Moorhen · Robin · Cormorant · Blackbird +30
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Southern Hawker · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker +21
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii
🌿Plants12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Cleavers · Hazel · Wall-rue +7
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,188 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Coot · Moorhen · Robin · Cormorant · Blackbird +30
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Southern Hawker · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker +21
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii
🌿Plants12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Cleavers · Hazel · Wall-rue +7
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBanded ClubhornAbia fasciataBanded ClubhornAbia fasciata2025
2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025