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Manselton Park

📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.64315, -3.95452

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oilslick Brittlegill, Charcoal Burner, Birch Brittlegill +82 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oilslick Brittlegill, Charcoal Burner, Birch Brittlegill +82 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +150 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oakbug Milkcap, Chanterelle, Ruby Bolete +21 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mumbles MileCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

City Central RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cross Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

77,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

77,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds26 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Jackdaw +21

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Vine Weevil · Sitona obsoletus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus

🍄

Fungi4 species

summer

2025

Silky Piggyback · Satin Shield · Dawn Brittlegill · Charcoal Burner

Silky PiggybackAsterophora parasitica
Satin ShieldPluteus plautus
Dawn BrittlegillRussula velutipes
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha

🌿

Plants88 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Golden Feather-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss +83

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Heath ThreadwortCephaloziella stellulifera
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Entire ThreadwortCephaloziella calyculata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Dicranella variaDicranella varia
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Lesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatus
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

77,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Jackdaw +21

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Vine Weevil · Sitona obsoletus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus

🍄

Fungi4 species

summer

2025

Silky Piggyback · Satin Shield · Dawn Brittlegill · Charcoal Burner

Silky PiggybackAsterophora parasitica
Satin ShieldPluteus plautus
Dawn BrittlegillRussula velutipes
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha

🌿

Plants88 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Golden Feather-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss +83

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Heath ThreadwortCephaloziella stellulifera
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Entire ThreadwortCephaloziella calyculata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Dicranella variaDicranella varia
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Lesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatus
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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