Nant-y-Moch Reservoir 968 ha
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52.46968, -3.83586
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▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Canada Goose 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Canada Goose 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Canada Goose, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2024
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Fuscidea lygaea, Stereocaulon condensatum, Rhizocarpon reductum +37 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Fuscidea lygaea, Stereocaulon condensatum, Rhizocarpon reductum +37 more · last seen 2014
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ablabesmyia monilis, Psectrocladius, Tanytarsus part 2 +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ablabesmyia monilis, Psectrocladius, Tanytarsus part 2 +78 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Hercynian Haircap +115 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Hercynian Haircap +115 more · last seen 2018
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
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1 signed route nearby
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8 public paths nearby
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1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Raven +38
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Raven Corvus corax2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2019 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2019 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Scaup Aythya marila2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Swift Apus apus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 🐝 Insects 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ablabesmyia monilis · Psectrocladius · Tanytarsus part 2 · Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4 · Heterotrissocladius +45
Ablabesmyia monilis Ablabesmyia monilis2023 Psectrocladius Psectrocladius2023 Tanytarsus part 2 Tanytarsus part 22023 Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4 Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe42023 Heterotrissocladius Blunt-bud Thread-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Crookneck Nodding-moss · Hercynian Haircap · Alpine Thread-moss +3
Blunt-bud Thread-moss Pohlia bulbifera Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Crookneck Nodding-moss Pohlia camptotrachela Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia Fountain Smoothcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,034 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Raven +38
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Raven Corvus corax2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2019 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2019 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2019 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Scaup Aythya marila2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Swift Apus apus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 🐝 Insects 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ablabesmyia monilis · Psectrocladius · Tanytarsus part 2 · Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4 · Heterotrissocladius +45
Ablabesmyia monilis Ablabesmyia monilis2023 Psectrocladius Psectrocladius2023 Tanytarsus part 2 Tanytarsus part 22023 Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4 Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe42023 Heterotrissocladius Blunt-bud Thread-moss · Rufous Forklet-moss · Crookneck Nodding-moss · Hercynian Haircap · Alpine Thread-moss +3
Blunt-bud Thread-moss Pohlia bulbifera Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens Crookneck Nodding-moss Pohlia camptotrachela Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia Fountain Smoothcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heterotrissocladius2023
Heterotrissocladius2023
Chironomus Chironomus2023
Chironomus Chironomus2023
Protanypus morio Protanypus morio2023
Protanypus morio Protanypus morio2023
Polypedilum (Other) Polypedilum (Other)2023
Polypedilum (Other) Polypedilum (Other)2023
Chaetocladius Chaetocladius2023
Chaetocladius Chaetocladius2023
Macropelopia Macropelopia2022
Macropelopia Macropelopia2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Sphegina Sphegina
Sphegina Sphegina
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Cheilosia fraterna Cheilosia fraterna
Cheilosia fraterna Cheilosia fraterna
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Holotanypus Holotanypus2023
Holotanypus Holotanypus2023
Dicrotendipes Dicrotendipes2023
Dicrotendipes Dicrotendipes2023
Endochironomus albipennis Endochironomus albipennis2023
Endochironomus albipennis Endochironomus albipennis2023
Metriocnemus Metriocnemus2023
Metriocnemus Metriocnemus2023
Macropelopia nebulosa Macropelopia nebulosa2023
Macropelopia nebulosa Macropelopia nebulosa2023
Cladotanytarsus Cladotanytarsus2023
Cladotanytarsus Cladotanytarsus2023
Paratendipes Paratendipes2023
Paratendipes Paratendipes2023
Dicrotendipes (Other) Dicrotendipes (Other)2023
Dicrotendipes (Other) Dicrotendipes (Other)2023
Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe2023
Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe Cricotopus (Isocladius) Pe2023
Tanytarsus striatulus Tanytarsus striatulus2023
Tanytarsus striatulus Tanytarsus striatulus2023
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) Pe5 Cricotopus (Cricotopus) Pe52023
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) Pe5 Cricotopus (Cricotopus) Pe52023
Polypedilum pullum Polypedilum pullum2023
Polypedilum pullum Polypedilum pullum2023
Psectrocladius octomaculatus Psectrocladius octomaculatus2023
Psectrocladius octomaculatus Psectrocladius octomaculatus2023
Sergentia Sergentia2022
Sergentia Sergentia2022
Microchironomus Microchironomus2022
Microchironomus Microchironomus2022
Stempellinella Stempellinella2022
Stempellinella Stempellinella2022
Demicryptochironomus Demicryptochironomus2022
Demicryptochironomus Demicryptochironomus2022
Corynoneura Corynoneura2022
Corynoneura Corynoneura2022
Synendotendipes Synendotendipes2022
Synendotendipes Synendotendipes2022
Stictochironomus Stictochironomus2022
Stictochironomus Stictochironomus2022
Tanytarsus part 3 Tanytarsus part 32022
Tanytarsus part 3 Tanytarsus part 32022
Potthastia gaedii Potthastia gaedii2022
Potthastia gaedii Potthastia gaedii2022
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2022
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2022
Eukiefferiella Eukiefferiella2022
Eukiefferiella Eukiefferiella2022
Trissopelopia longimana Trissopelopia longimana2022
Trissopelopia longimana Trissopelopia longimana2022
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2020
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2020
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2019
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2019
Cranefly Tipulidae2019
Cranefly Tipulidae2019
Limoniidae Limoniidae2019
Limoniidae Limoniidae2019
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2019
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2019
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2019
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2019 Atrichum crispum
Atrichum crispum
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum 