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St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Nettle Weevil, Euophryum confine, Ocys tachysoides +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Nettle Weevil, Euophryum confine, Ocys tachysoides +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Insects37 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Oak Bush-cricket · Cyanapion spencii · Rhamphus pulicarius · Common Red Soldier Beetle +32

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Cyanapion spenciiCyanapion spencii
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
Dorytomus dejeani

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Oak Bush-cricket · Cyanapion spencii · Rhamphus pulicarius · Common Red Soldier Beetle +32

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Cyanapion spenciiCyanapion spencii
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
Dorytomus dejeani

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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