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Penlan Park

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.88129, -3.99605

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Cafe Braz — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Cafe Braz — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Heart of Wales Line Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Heart of Wales Line Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dinefwr Park Wildlife WalkWalking route4.8 km

This circular takes in historic parkland, famed for its wildlife, valley views, medieval castle & 17th-century mansion. The veteran trees are >700 years old & support such a diversity of lichens & invertebrates that the park has been declared a SSSI & NNR

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

‘Capability’ Brown walk at DinefwrWalking route2.4 km

The path you'll follow on this walk was designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown when he visited Dinefwr in 1775. As well as views of the park and house framed by specimen trees, you might catch sight of some of the fallow deer that live here.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Beacons WayWalking route152 km

Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ysgubor Abadpublic footpath · 308 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 308 mPath type: track

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tywi Valley PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Mallard +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025

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Insects13 species

summer

2025

Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +8

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus

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Plants12 species

autumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Chickweed · White Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Wood Dock

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Mallard +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +8

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus

🌿

Plants12 species

autumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Chickweed · White Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Wood Dock

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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