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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.43740, -3.22032
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +180 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Cwm Drive public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map Cwm Drive public footpath · 121 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 121 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Cadoxton River near Dinas Powys
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Wildlife to spot
16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis pertinax +32
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis pertinax +32
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Tigress Sawflies Athalia2025
Tigress Sawflies Athalia2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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