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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Swansea Getting here
51.65220, -3.98491
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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 ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map The Gower Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Named route Length 56 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Route WCP Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cockleshell Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map City Central Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cross Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Clyne Line Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Route 43 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
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About this nature reserve Cadle Heath is a 12-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Swansea, South West Wales. The site features wet grassland and scrub habitats, where visitors might spot a variety of bird species and enjoy walking along trails.
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Wildlife to spot
9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Canada Goose +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird +38
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Vine Weevil 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia · Spanish Bluebell · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Canada Goose +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird +38
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Vine Weevil 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia · Spanish Bluebell · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata2024
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata2024
Aphrophora major Aphrophora major
Aphrophora major Aphrophora major
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2024
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2024
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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