Offa's Dyke: section 90m east of Ty Gwyn
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.81337, -3.10076
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura +34 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Oak Mildew, Stinky Knight +40 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Photos
Road junction East of Nantmawr
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
47,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit +11
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Myrmica ruginodis · Common Damselbug · Sepsis fulgens · 2-spot Ladybird +12
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Lordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiaca
- Grass Ant
Stinking Hellebore · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit +11
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Myrmica ruginodis · Common Damselbug · Sepsis fulgens · 2-spot Ladybird +12
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Lordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiaca
- Grass Ant
Stinking Hellebore · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myrmecina graminicola
Myrmecina graminicola
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia crocea7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDusky AntFormica fuscaDusky AntFormica fuscaEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata