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Getting here
51.88619, -4.64214
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ✦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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Dotted Thyme-moss +100 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Photos
Track from Pen-gaer to Fro-wen, Llanboidy
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Wildlife to spot
868 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
868 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Tawny Owl · Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow +2
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +22
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- PeacockAglais io
Bluebell · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Dotted Thyme-moss · Frizzled Pincushion +69
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2019
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2022
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2022
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
868 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Tawny Owl · Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow +2
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Comma · Speckled Wood +22
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- PeacockAglais io
Bluebell · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Dotted Thyme-moss · Frizzled Pincushion +69
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2019
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2022
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2022
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)HeptageniidaeFlat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)HeptageniidaeGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Common CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusGatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017ChloroperlidaeChloroperlidae2014ChloroperlidaeChloroperlidae2014Black fliesSimuliidae2014Black fliesSimuliidae2014PerlodidaePerlodidae2014PerlodidaePerlodidae2014Non-biting midgesChironomidae2014Non-biting midgesChironomidae2014Whirligig beetlesGyrinidae2014Whirligig beetlesGyrinidae2014NemouridaeNemouridae2014NemouridaeNemouridae2014HydraenidaeHydraenidae2014HydraenidaeHydraenidae2014Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2014Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2014ElmidaeElmidae2014ElmidaeElmidae2014RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2014RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2014AphelocheiridaeAphelocheiridae2014AphelocheiridaeAphelocheiridae2014Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2014Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2014Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2014Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2014PediciidaePediciidae2014PediciidaePediciidae2014HydropsychidaeHydropsychidae2014HydropsychidaeHydropsychidae2014RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2022MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2022Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2022Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2022Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2022Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2022Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2022Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2022Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2022Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2022Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2022Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2014Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2014Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2014Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2014White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2014White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2014Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2014Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2014Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2014Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2014Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2014Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2014Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2014Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2014Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2014Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2014Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2014Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2014Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2014Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2014Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2014Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2014Swamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2014Swamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2014Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2014Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2014Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2014Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2014Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2014Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2014Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2014Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2014Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2014Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2014Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2014Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2014Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2014Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2014Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2014Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2014Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2014Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2014Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2014Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2014Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2014Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2014Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2014Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2014Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2014Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2014Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2014Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2014Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2014Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2014Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2014Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2014Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2014Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2014Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2014Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2014Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2014Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2014Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2014Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2014Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2014Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2014Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2014Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2014Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2014Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2014Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2014Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2014Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2014Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2014Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2014Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2014Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2014Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2014Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2014Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2014Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2014Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2014Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2014Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2014Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2014Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2014Even ScalewortRadula complanata2014Even ScalewortRadula complanata2014Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2014Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2014Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2014Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2014Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2014Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2014Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014