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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.40514, -3.28194
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Port Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route280 m▾
Named routeLength 280 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stenophylax permistus · Black Bean Aphid +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae
- TrichoceraTrichocera
Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stenophylax permistus · Black Bean Aphid +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae
- TrichoceraTrichocera
Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
