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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.52211, -3.55339
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network
NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Photos
Ruins of Coity Castle, viewed from the West Gate
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Wildlife to spot
12,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,098 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Scaeva pyrastri +18
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +14
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,098 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Scaeva pyrastri +18
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +14
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
- Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perthshire Beard-moss
Perthshire Beard-moss
Didymodon rigidulus
Didymodon rigidulus
Dicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024