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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.61543, -3.65492
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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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +263 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 61 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 Route 887 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 887 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afan Valley Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bryn Goytre Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
W² Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
Y Wal 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
5,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,426 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Oil-beetle +33
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum2024 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,426 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Skylark Alauda arvensis House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Oil-beetle +33
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum2024 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2024
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 