Maesteg Welfare Park
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.61101, -3.66662
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +271 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling 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
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
W²Mountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Y WalMountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black)Mountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
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Maesteg Welfare Park Entrance
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Carrion Crow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Oil-beetle +38
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Himalayan Honeysuckle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Carrion Crow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Oil-beetle +38
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
🌿Plants5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Himalayan Honeysuckle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leycesteria formosa2022
Leycesteria formosa2022