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Getting here
52.98048, -4.26422
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Tawny Owl
- ✦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 — Dipper, Tawny Owl, House Sparrow +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Dipper, Tawny Owl, House Sparrow +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Light Knot Grass +56 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cylindric Beard-moss, Cylindric Ditrichum +49 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Regional 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
Link to NCN Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Lôn EifionCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
769 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
769 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Tawny Owl · House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird +19
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Marsh Fritillary · Meadow Brown · Light Knot Grass · Common Carpet · Dolichopus signatus +54
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2017
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2017
- Dolichopus signatusDolichopus signatus2017
- Gymnopternus aerosus
Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Beard-moss · Cylindric Ditrichum · Intermediate Screw-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +47
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
769 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Tawny Owl · House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird +19
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2018
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Marsh Fritillary · Meadow Brown · Light Knot Grass · Common Carpet · Dolichopus signatus +54
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2017
- Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2017
- Dolichopus signatusDolichopus signatus2017
- Gymnopternus aerosus
Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Beard-moss · Cylindric Ditrichum · Intermediate Screw-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +47
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2022
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gymnopternus aerosus2017
Gymnopternus aerosus2017
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2022
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