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Getting here
53.28866, -4.42761
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-legged Partridge and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-legged Partridge and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Carrion Crow, Raven +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Carrion Crow, Raven +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper, Small White +30 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Starry Hoar-moss +54 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NicoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Lôn Las CefniCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 566Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 566National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Raven · Kestrel · Shelduck +31
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
- GannetMorus bassanus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- Common TernSterna hirundo2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2018
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2018
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2018
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2016
- MagpiePica pica2016
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2019▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Tortoiseshell · Small Copper · Small White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +28
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Starry Hoar-moss · Water Screw-moss · Supine Plait-moss +52
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2023
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Raven · Kestrel · Shelduck +31
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2018
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2018
- GannetMorus bassanus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- Common TernSterna hirundo2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2018
- SwallowHirundo rustica2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2018
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2018
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2018
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2016
- MagpiePica pica2016
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2019▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2017
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Tortoiseshell · Small Copper · Small White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +28
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Starry Hoar-moss · Water Screw-moss · Supine Plait-moss +52
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2023
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusCinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2016Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2016Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2016Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2016Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2016Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2016Straw DotRivula sericealis2016Straw DotRivula sericealis2016Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2016Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2016SallowCirrhia icteritia2016SallowCirrhia icteritia2016Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2016Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2016Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2016Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2016Early ThornSelenia dentaria2016Early ThornSelenia dentaria2016Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2016Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2016Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa2016Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa2016Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2016Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2016Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2016Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2016Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2016Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2016Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2016Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2016Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2016Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2016July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2016July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2016Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2016Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2016Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2023Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2023Silver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2023Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2023Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2023Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2023Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2023Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2023Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2023Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2023Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2023Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2023Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2023Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2023Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2023Tall Thyme-mossPlagiomnium elatum2023Tall Thyme-mossPlagiomnium elatum2023Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2023Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2023Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2023Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Common PottiaTortula truncata2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2023Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2023Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2023River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2023Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2023Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2023Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2023Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2023Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2023Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2023Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2023Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2022Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2022Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2021Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2021Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2021Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2021Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2021Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2021Fine-leaved Marsh Feather-mossKandaea elodes2021Fine-leaved Marsh Feather-mossKandaea elodes2021Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2021Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2021Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata2021Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata2021Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2021Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2021Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2021Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens2021Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2021Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2021Events & activities nearby
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