Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.61712, -3.70452
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
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
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
W²Mountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Y WalMountain bike route▾
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Tuag at y Bryn / Towards the Bryn
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,780 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Stonechat +41
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Southern Hawker +5
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Green Tiger Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,780 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Stonechat +41
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer
🦎Reptiles2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Southern Hawker +5
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Green Tiger Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Sphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024