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51.67020, -3.03932
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Bramble, Three-cornered Garlic
Varies
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Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
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National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
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Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Giant Knotweed · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2024 Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Giant Knotweed · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2024 Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 