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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Three-cornered Garlic +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Three-cornered Garlic +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

885Cycling route

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National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route

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NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network

Coychurch Community RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterautumn

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +58

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Mole · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

European Eel · Bullhead

European EelAnguilla anguilla
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +50

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025

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Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Three-cornered Garlic · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +11

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Dicranella variaDicranella varia
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
White StonecropSedum album
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterautumn

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +58

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Mole · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

European Eel · Bullhead

European EelAnguilla anguilla
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +50

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Three-cornered Garlic · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +11

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Dicranella variaDicranella varia
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
White StonecropSedum album
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 kenneth rees · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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