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Lavernock Fort

1 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.40435, -3.17953

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Earwig, Oedemera femoralis +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Earwig, Oedemera femoralis +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route495 m

Named routeRef 88Length 495 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route867 m

Named routeRef 88Length 867 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route396 m

Named routeRef 88Length 396 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

91,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

91,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +28

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PochardAythya ferina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
NewtTriturus
FrogRana

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

91,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Coot · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Mute Swan +28

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PochardAythya ferina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
NewtTriturus
FrogRana

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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