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The Canyons

134 ha

📷 M J Roscoe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome134 ha

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51.70518, -3.10470

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Raven
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Raven
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Raven, Green Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Raven, Green Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Potato Bryum, Dogwood, Dicranella howei +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Keeled Skimmer, Common Red Soldier Beetle +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route

Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network 466Cycling route

Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network

Route 492Cycling route

Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 492Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route32 m

Named routeLength 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route323 m

Named routeRef 492Length 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Maescnew Farm Lanerestricted byway · 272 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 272 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Maescnew Farm Lanerestricted byway · 475 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 475 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

1,790 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,790 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Green Woodpecker · Meadow Pipit · Mistle Thrush +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MerlinFalco columbarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Frog · Newt

FrogRana
NewtTriturus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2025

Lesser Potato Bryum · Dogwood · Dicranella howei · Cylindric Ditrichum · Rufous Beard-moss +12

Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2024
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2024
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,790 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Green Woodpecker · Meadow Pipit · Mistle Thrush +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WigeonMareca penelope2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MerlinFalco columbarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Frog · Newt

FrogRana
NewtTriturus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea

🌿

Plants17 species

autumn

2025

Lesser Potato Bryum · Dogwood · Dicranella howei · Cylindric Ditrichum · Rufous Beard-moss +12

Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2024
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2024
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Roscoe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track between two disused quarries

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