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56.05760, -3.88383

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bilberry, Welsh Poppy, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Welsh Poppy, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 76Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route955 m

Named routeRef 76Length 955 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,217 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,217 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +42

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

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Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Welsh Poppy · Dog's Mercury

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,217 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +42

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Welsh Poppy · Dog's Mercury

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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