Croft Coch Playing Fields
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.53165, -3.68517
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 150m 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 — Swift, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Cantharis rustica +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Eastern side of Kenfig Hill RFC's home ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
11,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush · Robin · Chaffinch +42
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus +8
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Common Blue Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Mistle Thrush · Song Thrush · Robin · Chaffinch +42
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus torvus +8
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
- Common Blue Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Events & activities nearby
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