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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.83608, -4.36281
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Coed Wern Ddu Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- AdderVipera berus2022
Glow-worm · Violet Ground Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Figwort Sawfly +28
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Water-pepper · Eyebright +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- EyebrightEuphrasia2024
- Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,841 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- AdderVipera berus2022
Glow-worm · Violet Ground Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Figwort Sawfly +28
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Water-pepper · Eyebright +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- EyebrightEuphrasia2024
- Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
2024
2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachypteraBog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachypteraStenopsocus stigmaticusStenopsocus stigmaticusStenopsocus stigmaticusStenopsocus stigmaticusCurtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Hypera rumicisHypera rumicis2024Hypera rumicisHypera rumicis2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Carabus violaceus ssp. purpurascensCarabus violaceus ssp. purpurascens2024Carabus violaceus ssp. purpurascensCarabus violaceus ssp. purpurascens2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Black bog antFormica picea2021Black bog antFormica picea2021Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2020Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2020Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui20192024
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