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Ivy Tower

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📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.67006, -3.77079

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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
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 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 — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Raspberry +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Raspberry +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Raspberry, Mint, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km

Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 887Cycling route

Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network

Cross Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skewen LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Neath Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

PenhyddMountain bike route

Named route

W²Mountain bike route

Named route

Blue ScarMountain bike route

Named route

Y WalMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

15,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +38

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Epistrophe grossulariae · Melanostoma scalare +15

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +38

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Epistrophe grossulariae · Melanostoma scalare +15

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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