Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.53787, -3.66454
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Short footpath at Bedford Park/Parc Bedford
Photos
Short footpath at Bedford Park/Parc Bedford
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
70,134 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,134 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025Swift · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Chicken Of The Woods · Dyer's Mazegill · Yellow Fieldcap · Physcia adscendens
Red Bartsia · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Tansy · Common Toadflax
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,134 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025Swift · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Chicken Of The Woods · Dyer's Mazegill · Yellow Fieldcap · Physcia adscendens
Red Bartsia · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Tansy · Common Toadflax
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-bindweed
Black-bindweed
Fallopia convolvulus
Fallopia convolvulus
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativa