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Places › Wales › Mid Wales › Powys Getting here
52.45003, -3.54084
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Travellers Rest — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Travellers Rest — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Swift +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Swift +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnius volckmari, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Non-biting midges +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnius volckmari, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Non-biting midges +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Glyndŵr's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 217km National walking route
Show on map Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (1) Length 116 km Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (Central) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map N/A Cycling route 264 m ▾
Named route Length 264 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 4.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Foundry Lane bridleway · 146 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 146 m Path type: residential
Show on map Well Lane bridleway · 123 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 123 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Eglwys Sant Idloes / St Idloes' Church
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10,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Goosander · Dipper · Dunnock · House Martin · Mistle Thrush +16
Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Weasel · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Polecat +1
Weasel Mustela nivalis Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Polecat Mustela putorius Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dicranota · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Black flies +39
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Dicranota Dicranota Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Black flies Simuliidae Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Japanese Knotweed · Hart's-Tongue · Hard-fern · Bracken · Primrose +6
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Goosander · Dipper · Dunnock · House Martin · Mistle Thrush +16
Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Weasel · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Polecat +1
Weasel Mustela nivalis Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Polecat Mustela putorius Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dicranota · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Black flies +39
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Dicranota Dicranota Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Black flies Simuliidae Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Japanese Knotweed · Hart's-Tongue · Hard-fern · Bracken · Primrose +6
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebiidae
Ecclisopteryx dalecarlica Ecclisopteryx dalecarlica
Ecclisopteryx dalecarlica Ecclisopteryx dalecarlica
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
River Skater Aquarius najas
River Skater Aquarius najas
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2024
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2024
Drusus annulatus Drusus annulatus2024
Drusus annulatus Drusus annulatus2024
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2024
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2024
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2024
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis2024
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Meligethes Meligethes2024
Meligethes Meligethes2024 Selfheal
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris2024
Prunella vulgaris2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2024