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Coed Gwilym Park

8 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.69763, -3.87993

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 43

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cross Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skewen LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Neath Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route151 m

Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +71

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2026

Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Green Shieldbug +11

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +71

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2026

Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Green Shieldbug +11

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

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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