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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.93951, -3.56475
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 321m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 321m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Beautiful Demoiselle, Broad-bodied Chaser +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cycle across the Beacons
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Bog Pimpernel, Bush Vetch +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
St. cynog's church, Defynnog
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,371 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Wagtail · Dipper +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Polecat · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger +4
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Yellow Meadow Ant
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,371 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Wagtail · Dipper +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Polecat · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger +4
- PolecatMustela putorius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Yellow Meadow Ant
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025