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51.84967, -3.52978
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Heath +5 more · last seen 2019
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Common Butterwort, Mouse-ear-hawkweed · last seen 2022
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Pen y Fan and Corn Du Circular Walk, East WalesWalking route6.4 km
A strenuous, circular mountain walk on well-made footpaths to the summit of Pen y Fan and Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons. If weather permits, you can enjoy views of the town of Brecon and on a good day, the summit of Cadair Idris.
Upper Tarell Valley Walk, East WalesWalking route8 km
Follow a glaciated valley down the 18th-century main road from the Midlands to Cardiff. This circular follows the Taff trail & has views of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) with the cliffs of Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad National Nature Reserve.
Beacons WayWalking route152 km
South Wales TraverseWalking route
challenge route. not waymarked
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Wildlife to spot
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