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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.44414, -3.30304
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 133m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 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 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 672 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 268 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 268 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 527 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 527 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +20
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 