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🦅Birds🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.82600, -4.59364
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦17+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 108m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦17+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 108m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Magpie +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Elmis aenea, Black flies, Limnius volckmari +116 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush, Holly +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Magpie +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2014
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Side Gate, Soar Cemetery, Whitland
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Wildlife to spot
2,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Swift +1
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects54 species
springautumn
2022▾
Agapetus · Athripsodes · Rhyacophilidae · Chironomini · Biting Midge +49
- AgapetusAgapetus
- AthripsodesAthripsodes
- RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae
- ChironominiChironomini
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
- Empididae
Yellowish Fork-moss · Greater Water-moss · Endive Pellia · Kneiff's Feather-moss · River Feather-moss +36
- Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Water-pepper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Swift +1
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects54 species
springautumn
2022▾
Agapetus · Athripsodes · Rhyacophilidae · Chironomini · Biting Midge +49
- AgapetusAgapetus
- AthripsodesAthripsodes
- RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae
- ChironominiChironomini
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
- Empididae
Yellowish Fork-moss · Greater Water-moss · Endive Pellia · Kneiff's Feather-moss · River Feather-moss +36
- Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Water-pepper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Empididae
Empididae
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoniBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumDicranotaDicranotaDicranotaDicranotaBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusTipula montiumTipula montiumTipula montiumTipula montiumTanytarsiniTanytarsiniTanytarsiniTanytarsiniSimulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinumLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeOulimniusOulimniusOulimniusOulimniusOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeYellow May DunHeptagenia sulphureaYellow May DunHeptagenia sulphureaBlack fliesSimuliidaeBlack fliesSimuliidaeBlack-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginataBlack-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginataMayfly (Ephemeridae)EphemeridaeMayfly (Ephemeridae)EphemeridaeGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaBaetis scambusBaetis scambusBaetis scambusBaetis scambusLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariOlives (Baetidae)BaetidaeOlives (Baetidae)BaetidaeHydroptilidaeHydroptilidaeHydroptilidaeHydroptilidaePolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLeptoceridaeLeptoceridaeLeptoceridaeLeptoceridaeEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusEcdyonurusHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisHydraena gracilisRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataLepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basaleYellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibisYellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibisLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaLeuctra fuscaMystacidesMystacidesMystacidesMystacidesHairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosusHairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosusLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisSimulium erythrocephalumSimulium erythrocephalumSimulium erythrocephalumSimulium erythrocephalumHebridaeHebridaeHebridaeHebridaeWhirligig beetlesGyrinidaeWhirligig beetlesGyrinidaeIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaPsychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusillaTanypodinaeTanypodinaeTanypodinaeTanypodinaeEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedusDiamesinaeDiamesinaeDiamesinaeDiamesinaeAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesGlossosoma conformisGlossosoma conformisGlossosoma conformisGlossosoma conformisa weevilCurculionidaea weevilCurculionidaeIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataPersicaria hydropiper
Persicaria hydropiper
Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxRanunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)BrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2022Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2022Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022White StonecropSedum album2022White StonecropSedum album2022Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2022Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2022RiccardiaRiccardia2022RiccardiaRiccardia2022Bitter-CressCardamine2022Bitter-CressCardamine2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022FigwortScrophularia2022FigwortScrophularia2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2022Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2022Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2022Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2022ButtercupRanunculus2022ButtercupRanunculus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2022River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2022