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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.78276, -3.58440
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Rosy Rustic +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Holly, Common Tamarisk-moss +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sgwd yr Eira TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 3 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route241 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route822 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 478Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Dipper · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Red Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Sericomyia silentis · Common Carder Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Amara familiaris · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Syrphus
🌿Plants6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Climbing Corydalis · Corn Spurrey · Holly · Hard-fern · Common Tamarisk-moss +1
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Dipper · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch +41
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Red Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Sericomyia silentis · Common Carder Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Amara familiaris · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Syrphus
🌿Plants6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Climbing Corydalis · Corn Spurrey · Holly · Hard-fern · Common Tamarisk-moss +1
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera