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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.79022, -3.98299
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dipper
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coaltown Coffee Roasters — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dipper
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coaltown Coffee Roasters — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Dipper, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Dipper, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Green Shieldbug, Painted Lady +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Whitlowgrass, Bluebell +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
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walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w2Local walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km▾
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,028 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,028 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Swift +34
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Natterer's Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2022
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus lunatus · Eristalis pertinax · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird +22
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
🌿Plants43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam · Dog's Mercury · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +38
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,028 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Swift +34
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Natterer's Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2022
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus lunatus · Eristalis pertinax · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird +22
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
🌿Plants43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam · Dog's Mercury · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +38
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wool Carder Bee
Wool Carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum2025
Anthidium manicatum2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2025Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2023Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Odeles marginataOdeles marginata2022Odeles marginataOdeles marginata2022Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2022Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2022AgapetusAgapetus2022AgapetusAgapetus2022Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2022Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2022Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2022Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2022RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2022RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2022Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2022Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2022Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2022Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2022Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2025Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2025Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2025Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2025SedgeCarex2025SedgeCarex2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2025Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2025UlothrixUlothrix2025UlothrixUlothrix2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024ValerianellaValerianella2024ValerianellaValerianella2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2023Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2023