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Getting here
51.97569, -4.62581
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Golden Plover
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Golden Plover
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Golden Plover, Fieldfare +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodcock, Golden Plover, Fieldfare +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis pertinax, Rhingia campestris +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hercynian Haircap, Crenulated Flapwort, Heath Star Moss +37 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route653 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route754 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 754 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route931 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 931 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
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View of the Vale of Cemaes
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Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodcock · Fieldfare · Snipe · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit +39
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Rhingia campestris · Greater Bulb-Fly · Chrysotoxum · Red-belted Cleaver +29
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
- ChrysotoxumChrysotoxum
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Wall Cotoneaster
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodcock · Fieldfare · Snipe · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit +39
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Rhingia campestris · Greater Bulb-Fly · Chrysotoxum · Red-belted Cleaver +29
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
- ChrysotoxumChrysotoxum
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Wall Cotoneaster
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2023Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2023Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2023Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis2023Sheep Nostril FlyOestrus ovis2023Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2023Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2023Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2023Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2023Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2023Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023