Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.62441, -3.56676
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Fox Moth, Common Blue, Brown Silver-line +172 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Fox Moth, Common Blue, Brown Silver-line +172 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Springy Turf-moss +92 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Springy Turf-moss +92 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 883 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afan Valley Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 693 m ▾
Named route Ref 884 Length 693 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 1c333e0a-7545-4a55-b1a5-39bb2ba729bf
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +32
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Tit Parus major2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Bat Chiroptera2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee · Platycheirus clypeatus · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White +58
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Himalayan Balsam · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +32
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Tit Parus major2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Bat Chiroptera2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee · Platycheirus clypeatus · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Small White +58
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Himalayan Balsam · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2023
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2023
Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2023
Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Periscepsia spathulata Periscepsia spathulata2023
Periscepsia spathulata Periscepsia spathulata2023
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2023
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2023
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2022
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2020
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2020
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2020
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2020
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2020
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2020
Perapion curtirostre Perapion curtirostre2020
Perapion curtirostre Perapion curtirostre2020
Molophilus obscurus Molophilus obscurus2020
Molophilus obscurus Molophilus obscurus2020
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2020
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2020
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2020
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2020
Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2020
Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2020
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2020
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2020
Pseudolimnophila sepium Pseudolimnophila sepium2020
Pseudolimnophila sepium Pseudolimnophila sepium2020
Perapion violaceum Perapion violaceum2020
Perapion violaceum Perapion violaceum2020
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2020
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2020
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Euphylidorea lineola Euphylidorea lineola2020
Euphylidorea lineola Euphylidorea lineola2020
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2020
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2020
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2020
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2020
Zodion cinereum Zodion cinereum2020
Zodion cinereum Zodion cinereum2020
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2020
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2020
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2020
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2020
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2020
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2020
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus2020
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus2020
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2020
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2020
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2020
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2020
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2020
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2020
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2020
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2020
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2020
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2020
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2020
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2020
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2020
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2020
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2020
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2020
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis2020
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis2020
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2020
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2020
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2019
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 New Zealand Pigmyweed
New Zealand Pigmyweed
Crassula helmsii2022
Crassula helmsii2022
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Neat Crisp-moss Tortella nitida2019
Neat Crisp-moss Tortella nitida2019
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2019
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours 