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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96991, -4.88124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network National Route 82
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network National Route 82
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scarce Turf-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 82
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
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
Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Brynach’s Church, Pontfaen - interior - chair
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Wildlife to spot
3,030 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,030 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Raven +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Scarce Turf-moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Shining Hookeria +16
- Scarce Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,030 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch · Raven +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Scarce Turf-moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Shining Hookeria +16
- Scarce Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexus