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Getting here
52.70424, -3.38548
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Glyndŵr's Way; Named hiking route nearby: Glyndŵr's Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Glyndŵr's Way; Named hiking route nearby: Glyndŵr's Way passes nearby 🐕 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 — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holt's Mouse-tail Moss, Western Pouncewort, Himalayan Balsam +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Glyndŵr's Way; Named hiking route nearby: Glyndŵr's Way
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cae Penfras Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Banw Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glyndŵr's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 217km National walking route
Show on map Melangell Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cwm Bach Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Photos Church of St John the Evangelist, Dolanog
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Wildlife to spot
3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie +30
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sericostoma personatum · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +38
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie +30
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sericostoma personatum · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +38
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Non-biting midges
Non-biting midges
Chironomidae
Chironomidae
Tipula Tipula
Tipula Tipula
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis
Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophilidae
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus
Oulimnius tuberculatus Oulimnius tuberculatus
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Black flies Simuliidae
Black flies Simuliidae
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Empididae Empididae
Empididae Empididae
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea2024
Oecetis testacea Oecetis testacea2024
Oxyethira Oxyethira2024
Oxyethira Oxyethira2024
Oulimnius Oulimnius2024
Oulimnius Oulimnius2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2024
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2024
Angler's Curse Caenis luctuosa2024
Angler's Curse Caenis luctuosa2024 