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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Swansea Getting here
51.70712, -3.97330
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Nettle Groundbug +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Nettle Groundbug +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Gower Way
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Shining Hookeria, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Shining Hookeria, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Illtyd's Walk Walking route 103 km ▾
Named route Length 103 km Regional 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 Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 43 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 439 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 439 Length 4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 978 m ▾
Named route Ref 439 Length 978 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Tafarn y Shepherds, Felindre / Shepherds Arms, Felindre
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Wildlife to spot
3,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +31
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +31
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Seioptera vibrans Seioptera vibrans
Seioptera vibrans Seioptera vibrans
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Hylemya Hylemya
Hylemya Hylemya
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Hydrotaea diabolus Hydrotaea diabolus
Hydrotaea diabolus Hydrotaea diabolus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Adelphocoris seticornis Adelphocoris seticornis2024
Adelphocoris seticornis Adelphocoris seticornis2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2024
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Tigress Sawflies Athalia2024
Tigress Sawflies Athalia2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2024
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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