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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
✦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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blue Tit +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blue Tit +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Common Nettle, Bramble +34 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Common Nettle, Bramble +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hazel +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

19,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

springautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +104

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GadwallMareca strepera
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TealAnas crecca
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CootFulica atra
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Black-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephala2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Mole

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springautumn

2026

Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
AdderVipera berus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Bloody-nosed Beetle · Dune Chafer · Agrypnus murinus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sulphur Beetle +12

Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus
Dilta littoralisDilta littoralis
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
Coastal Silver-stilettoAcrosathe annulata
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita
Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants37 species

autumn

2024

Bramble · Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy · Herb-Robert +32

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
IvyHedera helix
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HazelCorylus avellana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
AshFraxinus excelsior
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
PignutConopodium majus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BeechFagus sylvatica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
BindweedCalystegia
Curled DockRumex crispus
DockRumex
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ButterburPetasites hybridus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

springautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +104

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GadwallMareca strepera
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TealAnas crecca
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CootFulica atra
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Black-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephala2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
RazorbillAlca torda2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Mole

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springautumn

2026

Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
AdderVipera berus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2025

Bloody-nosed Beetle · Dune Chafer · Agrypnus murinus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sulphur Beetle +12

Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus
Dilta littoralisDilta littoralis
Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii
Coastal Silver-stilettoAcrosathe annulata
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Asaphidion curtumAsaphidion curtum
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita
Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants37 species

autumn

2024

Bramble · Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy · Herb-Robert +32

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
IvyHedera helix
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HazelCorylus avellana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
AshFraxinus excelsior
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
PignutConopodium majus
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BeechFagus sylvatica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
BindweedCalystegia
Curled DockRumex crispus
DockRumex
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ButterburPetasites hybridus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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