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Getting here
52.33141, -3.93156
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Robin, Meadow Pipit +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodcock, Robin, Meadow Pipit +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small White, Meadow Brown +209 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Broom Fork-moss, Bank Haircap +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route538 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 538 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Lych gate of St Afan's church, Llanafan
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Wildlife to spot
2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodcock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Starling · Dipper +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Meadow Grasshopper +16
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marsupella emarginata · Redshank · Pale-fruited Thread-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Dense Fringe-moss +45
- Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata2021
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2021
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2021
- Rusty Swan-neck Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodcock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Starling · Dipper +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Meadow Grasshopper +16
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marsupella emarginata · Redshank · Pale-fruited Thread-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Dense Fringe-moss +45
- Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata2021
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
- Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2021
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2021
- Rusty Swan-neck Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Poecilus
Poecilus
Poecilus
Poecilus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2021Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2021Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2021Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019Simulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinum2019Simulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinum2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019HemerodromiaHemerodromia2019HemerodromiaHemerodromia2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Campylopus flexuosus2021
Campylopus flexuosus2021
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2021Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2021Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2021Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2021Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2021Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2021Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2021Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2021White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2021White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2021Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020HazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2021Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2021Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2021Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2021Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2021Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2021Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2021Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2021Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2021Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2021Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2021Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale2021Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale2021Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2021Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2021Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2021Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2021Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2021Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2021Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium2021Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2021Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2021Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2021Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2021Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2021