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Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeHeritageBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.47406, -3.19054

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis similis +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis similis +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Kerry Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 3.6 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

21,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +27

Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis similis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis similisEristalis similis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +27

Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis similis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis similisEristalis similis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦The Lower Short DitchHistoric site3.3 km→⛪Sarn Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪Blackmountain Baptist ChapelReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Castell Bryn Amlwyg: a ringwork and enclosure castleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Bryn Amlwg CastleHistoric site3.4 km→

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