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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.97732, -3.10609
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Greasewort, Redshank +159 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Black Mountains Fell RaceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.9 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 10.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Wren · Raven · Robin · Chaffinch +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Notched Rustwort · Springy Turf-moss · Great Plait-moss · Ladder Flapwort · Verdigris Tufa-moss +63
- Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
- Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris
- Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,629 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Wren · Raven · Robin · Chaffinch +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Notched Rustwort · Springy Turf-moss · Great Plait-moss · Ladder Flapwort · Verdigris Tufa-moss +63
- Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
- Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris
- Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss
Thuidium tamariscinum
Thuidium tamariscinum
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillarePointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataDark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirensDark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirensGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumIntermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossoniiIntermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossoniiFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesBryum concinnatumBryum concinnatumBryum concinnatumBryum concinnatumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumStarry Thyme-mossMnium stellareStarry Thyme-mossMnium stellareWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGiant Spear-mossCalliergon giganteumGiant Spear-mossCalliergon giganteumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumThick-nerved Apple-mossPhilonotis calcareaThick-nerved Apple-mossPhilonotis calcareaNarrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrataNarrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrataGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris