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Porthywaen

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.80785, -3.08590

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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
⚽Playing fields 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Glistening Inkcap, Suede Bolete +40 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Glistening Inkcap, Suede Bolete +40 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Snowdrop, Hart's-Tongue +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Snowdrop, Hart's-Tongue +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Turners Lanebridleway · 173 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Blackbridge Lanebridleway · 85 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

40,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit +13

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects32 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Mocydia crocea · Acalypta parvula +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Acalypta parvulaAcalypta parvula
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryei
Eupteryx floridaEupteryx florida
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
Lordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiaca
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus
Megophthalmus scanicusMegophthalmus scanicus
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Dusky AntFormica fusca
Empoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiens
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Stinking Hellebore · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort +1

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit +13

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects32 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Mocydia crocea · Acalypta parvula +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Acalypta parvulaAcalypta parvula
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryei
Eupteryx floridaEupteryx florida
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
Lordiphosa andalusiacaLordiphosa andalusiaca
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus
Megophthalmus scanicusMegophthalmus scanicus
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Dusky AntFormica fusca
Empoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiens
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Stinking Hellebore · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort +1

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas