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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.52202, -3.55324
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Himalayan Balsam +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Himalayan Balsam +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 888 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 888 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
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11,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,840 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Scaeva pyrastri +18
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +14
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,840 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Scaeva pyrastri +18
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Pointed Spear-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Neat Feather-moss +14
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2024
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2024 Perthshire Beard-moss
Perthshire Beard-moss
Didymodon rigidulus
Didymodon rigidulus
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Golden Feather-moss Campylium chrysophyllum
Golden Feather-moss Campylium chrysophyllum
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 