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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.62057, -3.53981
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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 159m 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 159m 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 — Goldfinch, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Heath Plait-moss +81 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Heath Plait-moss +81 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 883 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afan Valley Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Nantymoel Convenience Store, Dinam Street, Nantymoel
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Wildlife to spot
1,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,127 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dipper · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2020 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus · Gwynne's Mining Bee +3
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,127 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dipper · Great Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2020 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus · Gwynne's Mining Bee +3
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceus Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2021
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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