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Parc Howard

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WildlifeBirdsPicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.68843, -4.16301

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 138m 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

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 — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Common Field-speedwell, Common Ragwort +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Common Field-speedwell, Common Ragwort +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 36/60Walking route

Named routeRef 36/60Local walking route

St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km

Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cockleshell RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Swiss Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 4 (Pembrey)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT4Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 1 (Delta Lakes)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT1Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 3 (Swiss Valley)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT3Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 2 (Burry Port)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,422 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,422 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Redshank · Teal · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +45

RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock DoveColumba livia
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly +8

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Turnip Tigress

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Clover +13

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,422 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Redshank · Teal · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +45

RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock DoveColumba livia
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly +8

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Turnip Tigress

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Clover +13

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian Dust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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