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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.65090, -3.81162
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Wood Mouse, Weasel, Small Mouse +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Alder Tongue, Lilac Oysterling, Calocera +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
Cross Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skewen LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Neath Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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St Catherine's Church Hall, Neath
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Wildlife to spot
67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Barnacle x Canada GooseBranta leucopsis x canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Red Fox
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Xylota segnis +24
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Calocera · Lilac Oysterling
- CaloceraCalocera
- Lilac OysterlingPanus conchatus
Himalayan Balsam · Sand Sedge · Yorkshire-fog · Perennial Rye-grass · Marram +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MarramAmmophila arenaria
- Quaking-grassBriza media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Barnacle x Canada GooseBranta leucopsis x canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Red Fox
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Xylota segnis +24
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Calocera · Lilac Oysterling
- CaloceraCalocera
- Lilac OysterlingPanus conchatus
Himalayan Balsam · Sand Sedge · Yorkshire-fog · Perennial Rye-grass · Marram +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MarramAmmophila arenaria
- Quaking-grassBriza media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas