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Dunraven Park

4 ha

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Dogs welcome4 ha

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51.44356, -3.60111

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Kestrel, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Kestrel, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route

Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route17 m

Named routeRef 88Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route899 m

Named routeRef 88Length 899 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Kestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +44

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Yellow Meadow Ant +14

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Kestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +44

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Yellow Meadow Ant +14

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Lobb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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