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Penyfan Quarry

11 ha

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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51.67364, -4.14987

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Ragwort +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Broad-leaved Dock, Common Ragwort +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 36/60Walking route

Named routeRef 36/60Local walking route

St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km

Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cockleshell RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Swiss Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 4 (Pembrey)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT4Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 1 (Delta Lakes)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT1Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 3 (Swiss Valley)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT3Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 2 (Burry Port)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

25,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds58 species

winterautumn

2026

Shelduck · Lapwing · Great Tit · Teal · Black-headed Gull +53

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

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Plants19 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Red Clover +14

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterautumn

2026

Shelduck · Lapwing · Great Tit · Teal · Black-headed Gull +53

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Ardea alba albaArdea alba alba2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🌿

Plants19 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Red Clover +14

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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