The Church of the Blessed Virgin
🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
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51.48709, -3.26695
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 House Sparrow and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 4 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW4 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 4 (completed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW4 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 5 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW5 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,251 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,251 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +28
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025 Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,251 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +28
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025 Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 