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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Neath Port Talbot Getting here
51.71481, -3.84699
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 43
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cross Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Neath Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 43 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren · Grey Wagtail +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 British Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +33
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 14-spot Ladybird Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren · Grey Wagtail +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 British Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +33
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 14-spot Ladybird Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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