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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.64071, -3.71411
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Volucella bombylans, Black Oil-beetle, Batman Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Smoothcap, Aloe Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 887
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coed Morgannwg WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Vale of Neath WalkWalking route▾
St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km▾
Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
W²Mountain bike route▾
SkylineMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
BladeMountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Y WalMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
BY 23/37/5byway open to all traffic · 1.6 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
BY 23/37/4byway open to all traffic · 441 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 441 mSurface gravelPath type: track
BY 23/37/3byway open to all traffic · 508 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 508 mSurface gravelIncline upPath type: track
BY 23/37/2byway open to all traffic · 212 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 212 mPath type: service
Neath Road (Track) (BY 10/19.PT/1)byway open to all traffic · 738 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 738 mSurface gravelIncline upPath type: track
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Walking in the Afan Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,969 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Batman Hoverfly · Volucella bombylans · Black Oil-beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis nemorum +5
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,969 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Batman Hoverfly · Volucella bombylans · Black Oil-beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis nemorum +5
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024