St Mary and St Cynidr's Church
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🦅Birds🎠Play🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.86679, -3.22807
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Mammals — Mole, Red Fox, Grey Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Meadow Grasshopper, Hornet +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel, Japanese Knotweed +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Usk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Clos Yr Eglwys/Church Closepublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
Clos Yr Eglwys/Church Closepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: residential
Clos Yr Eglwys/Church Closepublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.9 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 7.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Talybont Forest Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
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St Cynidr & St Mary's church, Llangynidr
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10,811 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,811 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wheatear · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Mole · Common Shrew · American Mink · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · mayflies · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
- mayfliesEphemeroptera2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Hildenbrandia rivularis · Fissidens · Lemanea +25
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis
- FissidensFissidens
- LemaneaLemanea
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Jointed Rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,811 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wheatear · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Mole · Common Shrew · American Mink · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · mayflies · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
- mayfliesEphemeroptera2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Hildenbrandia rivularis · Fissidens · Lemanea +25
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis
- FissidensFissidens
- LemaneaLemanea
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Jointed Rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2025Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Juncus articulatus
Juncus articulatus
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumStigeoclonium tenueStigeoclonium tenueStigeoclonium tenueStigeoclonium tenueTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusSpirogyraSpirogyraSpirogyraSpirogyraCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCladophora glomerataCladophora glomerataCladophora glomerataCladophora glomerataWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperSedgeCarexSedgeCarexHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxMintMenthaMintMenthaRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumAegagropila linnaeiAegagropila linnaeiAegagropila linnaeiAegagropila linnaeiEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum