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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.53116, -3.65476
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Jackdaw +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Jackdaw +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Gravestones line the entrance to Nebo chapel, Cefn Cribwr
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Wildlife to spot
6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Syritta pipiens · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Xylota segnis 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Syritta pipiens · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Xylota segnis 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
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