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Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.00137, -3.79426
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Collared Dove
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Collared Dove
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Collared Dove, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Hare, Common Shrew +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Field Grasshopper +128 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Wood Anemone, Snowdrop +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dog Stinkhorn, Skullcap Dapperling, Stinkhorn · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
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St Mary's Church, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llandovery
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Wildlife to spot
4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Stethorus pusillus · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Hazel Leaf-roller +3
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli
🌿Plants54 species
springautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Greater Stitchwort · Common Ragwort · Lords-and-Ladies · Devil's-bit Scabious +49
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Stethorus pusillus · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Hazel Leaf-roller +3
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli
🌿Plants54 species
springautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Greater Stitchwort · Common Ragwort · Lords-and-Ladies · Devil's-bit Scabious +49
- SnowdropGalanthus
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Banded Clubhorn
Banded Clubhorn
Abia fasciata
Abia fasciata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCommon FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025ValerianellaValerianella2025ValerianellaValerianella2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024