Roman Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.30204, -3.50959
Open directionsv
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 Swift and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ty Morgan Cafe & Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ 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
- ☕Ty Morgan Cafe & Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕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 +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Otter +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Garden Chafer, Common Cockchafer +21 more · last seen 2025
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
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St Francis of Assisi church, Dark Lane, Rhayader
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Swift · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Mole · Pine Marten · Badger +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown Long-eared Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Garden Chafer
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Hawkweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Cow-wheat
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HawkweedHieracium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Swift · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Mole · Pine Marten · Badger +6
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pine MartenMartes martes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown Long-eared Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Garden Chafer
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Holly · Pedunculate Oak · Hawkweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Cow-wheat
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HawkweedHieracium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus auritus2025
Plecotus auritus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025OtterLutra lutra2025OtterLutra lutra2025Events & activities nearby
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