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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.56897, -3.64480
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Sericomyia silentis, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Sericomyia silentis, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 94 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 NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bryn Goytre Cycleway 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackcap +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Northern Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus acredula Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Dilta chateri +15
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Dilta chateri Dilta chateri Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,741 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackcap +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Northern Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus acredula Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Sericomyia silentis · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Dilta chateri +15
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Dilta chateri Dilta chateri Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Xanthogramma Xanthogramma2025
Xanthogramma Xanthogramma2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2025
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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