Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.30081, -3.51454
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Lost ARC — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Lost ARC — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog, Otter +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route615 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tanners Rowbyway open to all traffic · 57 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 57 mPath type: residential
Tanners Rowbyway open to all traffic · 53 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 53 mPath type: residential
Photos
Site of the former Rhayader Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,406 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,406 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Swift · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Pine Marten +8
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pedunculate Oak · Holly · White Dead-nettle · Hawkweed · Common Cow-wheat
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- HawkweedHieracium
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,406 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Swift · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals13 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Pine Marten +8
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pedunculate Oak · Holly · White Dead-nettle · Hawkweed · Common Cow-wheat
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- HawkweedHieracium
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.