Y Bwlwarcau Iron Age hillfort
Getting here
51.58396, -3.67731
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
61 signed routes nearby
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885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
1 signed route nearby
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PenhyddMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,626 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Coal Tit +38
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Plant Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +19
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
American Skunk-cabbage
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,626 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Coal Tit +38
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Plant Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +19
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Cuckoo-Spit Insect
American Skunk-cabbage
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philaenus spumarius2024
Philaenus spumarius2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2024Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2023Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2023Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2023Events & activities nearby
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