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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.38941, -3.29267
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Knap Terrace Car Park 49m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Knap Terrace Car Park 49m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)
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 Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 31 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 672 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,696 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +45
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,696 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +45
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
a weevil Curculionidae
a weevil Curculionidae
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 