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Lock's Common

📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mediterranean Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mediterranean Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 88 (Proposed)

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

14,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects14 species

autumn

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +9

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
EupeodesEupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects14 species

autumn

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +9

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
EupeodesEupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Griffin ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Nottage MeadowUrban park1.7 km→🦉KENFIG POOL AND DUNESNature reserve4.5 km→🦉LOCK'S COMMONNature reserve100 m→🌱Nottage MeadowUrban park1.7 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→

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