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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96845, -3.44520
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Esolus parallelepipedus, Limnius volckmari, Elmis aenea +145 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cotoneaster +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route991 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 991 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route178 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route678 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 678 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Bullfinch · Redstart · Stock Dove · Blue Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects61 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Limnius volckmari · Esolus parallelepipedus · Perla carlukiana · Hydraena gracilis · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +56
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus
- Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
- Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
- Elmis aenea
Himalayan Balsam · Bee Orchid
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Bullfinch · Redstart · Stock Dove · Blue Tit +24
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects61 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Limnius volckmari · Esolus parallelepipedus · Perla carlukiana · Hydraena gracilis · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +56
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus
- Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
- Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
- Elmis aenea
Himalayan Balsam · Bee Orchid
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalaiNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumSericostoma personatumRhithrogenaRhithrogena2024RhithrogenaRhithrogena2024DicranotaDicranotaDicranotaDicranotaLimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2024LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2024EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024SimuliumSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentisRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorataOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkiiIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusIron Blue MayflyBaetis muticusBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaBlue-winged OliveSerratella ignitaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammaticaNeedle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2024Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2024Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2024Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2024Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2024Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2024ChironominiChironomini2024ChironominiChironomini2024Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2024Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2024OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2024OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2024LeuctraLeuctraLeuctraLeuctraProsimuliumProsimuliumProsimuliumProsimuliumLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculataLeuctra moselyiLeuctra moselyiLeuctra moselyiLeuctra moselyiEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignisRhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidaeHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidulaBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiBrachyptera risiSiphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentiumAgapetus ochripesAgapetus ochripesAgapetus ochripesAgapetus ochripesLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisLeuctra inermisOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2024Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2024ChloroperlidaeChloroperlidae2024ChloroperlidaeChloroperlidae2024SiloSilo2024SiloSilo2024Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2024Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2024Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2024Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinumSimulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum2024Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinumSimulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum2024Black fliesSimuliidae2024Black fliesSimuliidae2024OulimniusOulimnius2024OulimniusOulimnius2024HorntailsUrocerus2024HorntailsUrocerus2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024PotamophylaxPotamophylax2024PotamophylaxPotamophylax2024GlossosomaGlossosoma2024GlossosomaGlossosoma2024AgapetusAgapetus2024AgapetusAgapetus2024Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2024Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2024Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2023Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2023ProtonemuraProtonemura2023ProtonemuraProtonemura2023Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2023Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2023