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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.52986, -3.24302
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Barn Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Barn Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Birds — Mute Swan, Barn Owl, Swallow +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Barn Owl, Swallow +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Meadow Saffron, Coltsfoot, Small Teasel +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Named routeRef 81Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Named routeRef 81Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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St Llwchaiarn's Church, Llanllwchaiarn
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Barn Owl · Swallow · Dipper · Kingfisher +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Simulium +40
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2023
- SimuliumSimulium2023
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Saffron · Coltsfoot · Small Teasel · Floating Water-plantain · Giant Hogweed +3
- Meadow SaffronColchicum autumnale
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
- Floating Water-plantainLuronium natans2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Barn Owl · Swallow · Dipper · Kingfisher +23
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Simulium +40
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2023
- SimuliumSimulium2023
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Saffron · Coltsfoot · Small Teasel · Floating Water-plantain · Giant Hogweed +3
- Meadow SaffronColchicum autumnale
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
- Floating Water-plantainLuronium natans2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025American MinkNeovison vison2025Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023Non-biting midges
Non-biting midges
Chironomidae2023
Chironomidae2023
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2023Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2023Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2023Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2023TipulaTipula2023TipulaTipula2023Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2023Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2023Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2023Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2023LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2023LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2023Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023Ecdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentis2023Ecdyonurus torrentisEcdyonurus torrentis2023DicranotaDicranota2023DicranotaDicranota2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Dusky AntFormica fusca2023Dusky AntFormica fusca2023Myrmica sabuletiMyrmica sabuleti2023Myrmica sabuletiMyrmica sabuleti2023Red AntMyrmica rubra2023Red AntMyrmica rubra2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2023Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2023EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2023Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2023Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2023Baetis scambusBaetis scambus2023Baetis scambusBaetis scambus2023Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2023Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2023Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023Reynoutria japonica2023
Reynoutria japonica2023
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2023Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Events & activities nearby
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