Cae Gof Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.53051, -3.64372
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
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
Photos
Sports pavilion, Cae Gof recreation area, Cefn Cribwr
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Herring Gull · Swallow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Eristalis pertinax +5
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Meliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Herring Gull · Swallow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Eristalis pertinax +5
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Meliscaeva auricollis
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus