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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.40104, -3.53271
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
West Driverestricted byway · 341 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 341 mPath type: service
Photos
Terraced garden - St Donat's Castle
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Wildlife to spot
3,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Black Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Syrphus +21
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Black Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Syrphus +21
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiensBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) capraiWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai