Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.53787, -3.66454
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Mistle Thrush
- 🐕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
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Mistle Thrush
- 🐕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 — Swift, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Swift, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats; Plants — Red Bartsia, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Photos
Short footpath at Bedford Park/Parc Bedford
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
70,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
70,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Swift · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing +26
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +42
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Eristalis pertinax
Chicken Of The Woods · Dyer's Mazegill · Yellow Fieldcap · Physcia adscendens
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii
- Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Red Bartsia · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Tansy · Common Toadflax +3
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Swift · Mistle Thrush · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Redwing +26
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +42
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Eristalis pertinax
Chicken Of The Woods · Dyer's Mazegill · Yellow Fieldcap · Physcia adscendens
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii
- Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Red Bartsia · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Tansy · Common Toadflax +3
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
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