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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.45756, -3.45662
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Swift
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Swift, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Swift, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Tanytarsini, Elmis aenea +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km34 public paths nearby
Public paths
VMH Trailpublic footpath · 470 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 470 mSurface groundPath type: path
VMH Trailpublic footpath · 2.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.5 kmSurface groundPath type: path
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 888Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6 km▾
Named routeRef 88Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.6 km▾
Named routeRef 888Length 8.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 88Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Quentin's Castle, Llanblethian, ruins of gatehouse
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Wildlife to spot
14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +21
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +47
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +21
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +47
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas