Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.63845, -3.81381
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Wood Mouse, Weasel, Small Mouse +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Alder Tongue, Calocera, Lilac Oysterling +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Helophilus pendulus, Tetanocera +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
117 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
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
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