St Afran St Ieuan and St Sannan's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.32412, -4.45827
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Whooper Swan
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Whooper Swan
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5
- 🐕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 — Chough, Whooper Swan, Peregrine +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chough, Whooper Swan, Peregrine +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Simulium, Banded Demoiselle, Elmis aenea +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Silver-moss +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NicoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Trywydd CoprCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,261 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,261 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChough · Whooper Swan · Peregrine · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull +18
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2024
- Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2024
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
- Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2024
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Adder
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Simulium · Banded Demoiselle · Elmis aenea · Limnephilus lunatus · Non-biting midges +39
- SimuliumSimulium
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
Water Screw-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Silver-moss · River Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +7
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,261 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChough · Whooper Swan · Peregrine · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull +18
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2024
- Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2024
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
- Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2024
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Adder
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Simulium · Banded Demoiselle · Elmis aenea · Limnephilus lunatus · Non-biting midges +39
- SimuliumSimulium
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
Water Screw-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Silver-moss · River Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +7
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Creeping Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtumBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticusOulimniusOulimniusOulimniusOulimniusHydroptilaHydroptila2024HydroptilaHydroptila2024Indet HorseflyTabanidae2024Indet HorseflyTabanidae2024Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2024Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2024Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatusAngler's CurseCaenis luctuosaAngler's CurseCaenis luctuosaSilo pallipesSilo pallipesSilo pallipesSilo pallipesLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariLimnius volckmariBrychius elevatusBrychius elevatusBrychius elevatusBrychius elevatusMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaAthripsodesAthripsodesAthripsodesAthripsodesHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2024Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2024Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2024Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2024Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2024Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2024Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeLimnephilidaeHydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennisInvertebrates (Flies)DipteraInvertebrates (Flies)DipteraPyralidaePyralidaePyralidaePyralidaeAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipesNebrioporusNebrioporusNebrioporusNebrioporusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHydraena rufipesHydraena rufipesHydraena rufipesHydraena rufipesAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaEmpididaeEmpididae2024EmpididaeEmpididae2024HaliplidaeHaliplidae2024HaliplidaeHaliplidae2024GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2024GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2024Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2024Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2024Black fliesSimuliidae2024Black fliesSimuliidae2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2024Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2024Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum2024Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum2024Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2024Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2024Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesEvents & activities nearby
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