Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.52426, -3.67279
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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
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National 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
22 photos from nearby open sources
Frog Pond Wood Local Nature Reserve
Photos
Frog Pond Wood Local Nature Reserve
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
11,788 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,788 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springwinter
2025Swift · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush · Jackdaw · Magpie
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Vine Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,788 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
springwinter
2025Swift · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush · Jackdaw · Magpie
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Vine Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024