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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.77567, -3.15706
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕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, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +148 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flood-moss, Spruce's Bristle-moss, Himalayan Balsam +62 more · last seen 2023
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Photos
St Fraid's Church, Llansantffraid
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,472 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2023▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +20
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2024▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Carder Bee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Non-biting midges · Green Drake +40
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023
- Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
Flood-moss · Spruce's Bristle-moss · Fountain Pocket-moss · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Guelder-rose +41
- Flood-mossMyrinia pulvinata2021
- Spruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum sprucei2021
- Fountain Pocket-mossFissidens fontanus2021
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,472 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2023▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin +20
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2021▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2024▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Carder Bee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Non-biting midges · Green Drake +40
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023
- Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
Flood-moss · Spruce's Bristle-moss · Fountain Pocket-moss · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Guelder-rose +41
- Flood-mossMyrinia pulvinata2021
- Spruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum sprucei2021
- Fountain Pocket-mossFissidens fontanus2021
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium
Simulium
Simulium2023
Simulium2023
Indet HorseflyTabanidae2023Indet HorseflyTabanidae2023LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2023LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2023Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2023Sialis lutariaSialis lutaria2023Sialis lutariaSialis lutaria2023DytiscidaeDytiscidae2023DytiscidaeDytiscidae2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Habrophlebia fuscaHabrophlebia fusca2023Habrophlebia fuscaHabrophlebia fusca2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2023Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2023DicranotaDicranota2023DicranotaDicranota2023CalopterygidaeCalopterygidae2023CalopterygidaeCalopterygidae2023Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2023Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2023Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023LimoniidaeLimoniidae2023LimoniidaeLimoniidae2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2018Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018WallLasiommata megera2018WallLasiommata megera2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album20182022
2022
ToothwortLathraea squamaria2022ToothwortLathraea squamaria2022Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2021Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2021Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2021Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2021Sauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2021Sauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2021Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2021Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2021Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2021Spreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2021Spreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2021Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2021Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2021Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2021Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2021Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2021Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2021Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2021Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2021Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2021Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2021Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2021Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2021River Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivulare2021River Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivulare2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021Events & activities nearby
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