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Getting here
52.31340, -3.85401
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow
- ✦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 — Kestrel, Swallow, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — crotail rèin-fhèidh, Fuscidea lygaea, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +101 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pale-fruited Thread-moss, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum, Bristly Haircap +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route452 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2024▾
Kestrel · Dipper · Swallow · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +17
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- MagpiePica pica2015
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SwiftApus apus2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- CurlewNumenius arquata2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2015
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +20
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis · Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosum · Polycoccum squamarioides · Stereocaulon pileatum · Lichen (unidentified) +1
- Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialisCladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis
- Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosum
- Polycoccum squamarioidesPolycoccum squamarioides
- Stereocaulon pileatumStereocaulon pileatum
- Lichen (unidentified)Lichen (unidentified)
- Micarea leprosulaMicarea leprosula
Pale-fruited Thread-moss · Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum · Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · Redshank +34
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019
- Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum2019
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2018
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2018
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
935 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2024▾
Kestrel · Dipper · Swallow · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +17
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- MagpiePica pica2015
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SwiftApus apus2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2015
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- CurlewNumenius arquata2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2015
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2015
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +20
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis · Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosum · Polycoccum squamarioides · Stereocaulon pileatum · Lichen (unidentified) +1
- Cladonia uncialis subsp. uncialisCladonia uncialis subsp. uncialis
- Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosumStereocaulon vesuvianum var. nodulosum
- Polycoccum squamarioidesPolycoccum squamarioides
- Stereocaulon pileatumStereocaulon pileatum
- Lichen (unidentified)Lichen (unidentified)
- Micarea leprosulaMicarea leprosula
Pale-fruited Thread-moss · Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum · Bristly Haircap · Crenulated Flapwort · Redshank +34
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019
- Hymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrumHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. recurvirostrum2019
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2018
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2018
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBlack DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSmall WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Large WhitePieris brassicae2017Large WhitePieris brassicae2017PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2015Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2015Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2015Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2015Formica lemaniFormica lemani2015Formica lemaniFormica lemani2015Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2015Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2015Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2015Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2015Small Black AntLasius niger2015Small Black AntLasius niger2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015Heath Threadwort
Heath Threadwort
Cephaloziella stellulifera2019
Cephaloziella stellulifera2019
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2018Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2018Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2018Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Spruce's RustwortMarsupella sprucei2018Spruce's RustwortMarsupella sprucei2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2018Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2018Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2018Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2018Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2018Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2018Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2018Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2018River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2018Lead-mossDitrichum plumbicola2016Lead-mossDitrichum plumbicola2016Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2019Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2019Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2019Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2019Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019Transparent FlapwortSolenostoma hyalinum2019Transparent FlapwortSolenostoma hyalinum2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens2019Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2016Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2016BryumBryum2016BryumBryum2016Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2016Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2016Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2016Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2016Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2016Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides2016Slender Cruet-mossTetraplodon mnioides2016Events & activities nearby
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