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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.59754, -3.63056
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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 ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rutpela maculata, Green Shieldbug, Stictoleptura rubra +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rutpela maculata, Green Shieldbug, Stictoleptura rubra +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 40 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 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 693 m ▾
Named route Ref 884 Length 693 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blackbird · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +43
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Martin Delichon urbicum Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis +22
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blackbird · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +43
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Martin Delichon urbicum Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis +22
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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