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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.60709, -3.63806
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 250m 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 🛝 Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 887 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 887 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afan Valley Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bryn Goytre Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
W² Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
Y Wal Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow · Wood Warbler · Jackdaw +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer +42
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · House Sparrow · Wood Warbler · Jackdaw +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer +42
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2024
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2022
Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2022
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2022
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle Cassida murraea2022
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle Cassida murraea2022
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2022
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022 