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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.41887, -4.07518
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
Cliff pathwaypublic footpath · 243 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 243 mPath type: footway
Cliff pathwaypublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: footway
Cliff pathwaypublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface woodPath type: footway
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route430 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Woodland path in Parc Natur Penglais
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Wildlife to spot
47,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurnstone · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Starling +31
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Clover-root Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollis
Lesser Celandine · Red Valerian · Gorse · Cock's-foot · Ivy-leaved Speedwell +55
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurnstone · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Starling +31
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Clover-root Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollis
Lesser Celandine · Red Valerian · Gorse · Cock's-foot · Ivy-leaved Speedwell +55
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
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