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Getting here
51.40797, -3.48819
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Velo — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Velo — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Rubus ulmifolius · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route899 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 899 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 888Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6 km▾
Named routeRef 88Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Church Lanerestricted byway · 906 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 906 mPath type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow +50
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +36
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,270 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow +50
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +36
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Non-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeAphidAphididaeAphidAphididaeMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025