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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.14173, -3.50231
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Robin +57 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Robin +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Male-fern, Garlic Mustard +26 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Male-fern, Garlic Mustard +26 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Painted Lady +9 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Large White, Painted Lady +9 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — River Jelly-Lichen · last seen 2010; Fungi — River Jelly-Lichen · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 43 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (Central) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 8 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 8 Length 7.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 348 m ▾
Named route Ref 43 Length 348 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
899 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Little Grebe · Great Tit +33
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2015 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2015 Great Tit Parus major2016 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2015 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2015 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Coot Fulica atra2015 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2013 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Swift Apus apus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2015 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2015 Teal Anas crecca2015 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2014 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2014 Goosander Mergus merganser2013 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2013 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2013 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2013 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Polecat · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Otter Lutra lutra2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Mustela putorius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt · Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood · Comma +4
Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Peacock Aglais io Male-fern · Garlic Mustard · Welsh Poppy · Wild Strawberry · Fringecups +24
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Fringecups Tellima grandiflora Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Little Grebe · Great Tit +33
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2015 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2015 Great Tit Parus major2016 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2015 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2015 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Coot Fulica atra2015 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2013 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Swift Apus apus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2016 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2015 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2015 Teal Anas crecca2015 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2014 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2014 Goosander Mergus merganser2013 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2013 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2013 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2013 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Polecat · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Otter Lutra lutra2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Mustela putorius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt · Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Large White · Small White · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood · Comma +4
Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Polygonia c-album Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Peacock Aglais io Male-fern · Garlic Mustard · Welsh Poppy · Wild Strawberry · Fringecups +24
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Fringecups Tellima grandiflora Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2016
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2016 Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Maniola jurtina
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2019
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2019
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2016
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2016
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2016
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2016
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum2016
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum2016
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2016
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2016
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016
Intermediate Water-Starwort Callitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2016
Intermediate Water-Starwort Callitriche brutia subsp. hamulata2016
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2016
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2016
Anchusa Anchusa2016
Anchusa Anchusa2016
Lemanea Lemanea2016
Lemanea Lemanea2016
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2016
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2016
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2016
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2016
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2016
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2016
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2016
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2016
Schistidium Schistidium2016
Schistidium Schistidium2016
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean2016
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean2016
Fissidens Fissidens2016
Fissidens Fissidens2016
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2016
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2016
Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots) Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2016
Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots) Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2016 