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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Water Screw-moss, Silver-moss +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Water Screw-moss, Silver-moss +29 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +17 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +17 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NicoCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

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Route 566Cycling route

Named routeRef 566National Cycle Network

Trywydd CoprCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Great Tit +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
CootFulica atra2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2016
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
TealAnas crecca2016
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2016
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White · Small Copper · Speckled Wood +6

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small WhitePieris rapae
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
PeacockAglais io
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2015

🌿

Plants32 species

winter

2024

Nicholson's Beard-moss · Water Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Silver-moss · River Feather-moss +27

Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2021
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2019
Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris2019
Grimmia lisaeGrimmia lisae2019
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Great Tit +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
CootFulica atra2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2016
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2016
TealAnas crecca2016
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2016
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2016
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
SwallowHirundo rustica2015
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2019

Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White · Small Copper · Speckled Wood +6

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Small WhitePieris rapae
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
PeacockAglais io
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2015

🌿

Plants32 species

winter

2024

Nicholson's Beard-moss · Water Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Silver-moss · River Feather-moss +27

Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2021
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2019
Rock Bristle-mossLewinskya rupestris2019
Grimmia lisaeGrimmia lisae2019
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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