Ynys Dawela Nature Park
49 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
51.80769, -3.88209
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
4 activitiesDogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: Route 437
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w1Local walking route
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w2Local walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km▾
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route864 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route756 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route353 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
Abandoned Coal Pit at Ynys Dawela Park
Photos
Abandoned Coal Pit at Ynys Dawela Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
18,661 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,661 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Blackbird · Great Tit
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Palmate Newt
🌿Plants30 species
wintersummer
2026Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Wild Strawberry · Groundsel · Herb-Robert
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,661 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Blackbird · Great Tit
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Palmate Newt
🌿Plants30 species
wintersummer
2026Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Wild Strawberry · Groundsel · Herb-Robert
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas