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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.81097, -4.49517

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dicranota, Hydraena gracilis, Sericostoma personatum +79 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Branched Bur-reed, Greater Water-moss +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dylan's Birthday WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Manor Daf Gardenspublic footpath · 163 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route37 m

Named routeRef 4Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route696 m

Named routeRef 4Length 696 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route388 m

Named routeRef 4Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024

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Plants22 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Greater Water-moss · Fool's Water-Cress · Branched Bur-reed · Kneiff's Feather-moss +17

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Greater Water-moss · Fool's Water-Cress · Branched Bur-reed · Kneiff's Feather-moss +17

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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