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Rhiwlas Church

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Peacock +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Peacock +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Sweet Vernal-grass +2 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Sweet Vernal-grass +2 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ceirog Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

877 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Buzzard · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2021

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra2016

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2024

Large Red Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red Admiral · Marbled White · Peacock

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
PeacockAglais io2016

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2017

Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Sweet Vernal-grass

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Buzzard · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2021

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra2016

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2024

Large Red Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red Admiral · Marbled White · Peacock

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
PeacockAglais io2016

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2017

Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Sweet Vernal-grass

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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