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51.88942, -5.05839
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon ⛪ Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon ⛪ Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Wren, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing +207 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fallacious Beard-moss, Blunt-leaved Earwort, Redshank +18 more · last seen 2019
Free
⛪ Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwood Estate Coast to Coast Walk, Pembroke Walking route 4 km ▾
Enjoy sweeping coastal views, wildlife-rich farmland and charming woods on this 2.5-mile circuit around Newgale beach. The route has some sharp gradients, steps, gates and a stream crossing.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 835 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 835 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 406 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 406 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blackcap +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beaded Chestnut · Emperor Dragonfly +39
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Blunt-leaved Earwort · Redshank · Brittle Swan-neck Moss · Kneiff's Hook-moss · Silver-moss +16
Blunt-leaved Earwort Diplophyllum obtusifolium Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris Variable Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blackcap +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beaded Chestnut · Emperor Dragonfly +39
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Blunt-leaved Earwort · Redshank · Brittle Swan-neck Moss · Kneiff's Hook-moss · Silver-moss +16
Blunt-leaved Earwort Diplophyllum obtusifolium Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris Variable Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa2019
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2019
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2019
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Flounced Chestnut Anchoscelis helvola2019
Flounced Chestnut Anchoscelis helvola2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Flame Axylia putris2019
Flame Axylia putris2019
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2019
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2019
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2019 Dicranella varia
Dicranella varia
Rufous Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Rufous Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax 