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Cosmeston Lakes Country Park

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.41745, -3.19043

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 223m away — 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Port Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route495 m

Named routeRef 88Length 495 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

78,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

78,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +27

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
NewtTriturus
FrogRana

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

78,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +27

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
NewtTriturus
FrogRana

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Western Lake, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park

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