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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.50460, -3.61803
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 200m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 200m away — 8 car parks within reach 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Kingfisher +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Kingfisher +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 888 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 888 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos A field on the Bridgend Circular Walk, Laleston
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Wildlife to spot
12,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,959 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher · Wigeon · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +32
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma scalare · Common Carder Bee +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Three-cornered Garlic
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,959 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher · Wigeon · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +32
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma scalare · Common Carder Bee +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Silky Wall Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Three-cornered Garlic
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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