Cwm Tydu to Cwm Soden butterfly walk
This circular route takes you along cliffs from the little bay of Cwm Tydu to Cwm Soden, one of the few sites for the pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly in Wales.
Penbryn Beach, Ceredigion
Penbryn Beach is a fantastic walk for star grazing, as its rural location gets next to no light pollution. The beach is a fantastic place on a warm summer's evening for a leisurely stroll and I'd recommend bringing a star chart and a picnic blanket so you can lie back on the beach, listen to the waves and watch the stars. Bring a torch for the walk down to the beach through the woodland, which is a bit rugged but well worth it for all the different varieties of bats you'll see, and the barn owls you can sometimes hear really set the scene. Binoculars will enable you to get closer to the stars – such as the ribbons in the Milky Way – which can be harder to see with the naked eye
Paul Boland, Property Manager, National Trust
