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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Mallrug, Mallryg, Sycamore Tarspot +15 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Mallrug, Mallryg, Sycamore Tarspot +15 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Gromwell, Ivy Broomrape, Cuckooflower +116 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Gromwell, Ivy Broomrape, Cuckooflower +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Dock Bug, Helophilus pendulus +199 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Dock Bug, Helophilus pendulus +199 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Wild Strawberry, Blackthorn +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
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Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 88 Length 31 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 88 Length 6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 672 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
41,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Kestrel · Woodpigeon +32
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +59
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Chicken Of The Woods · Mallrug, Mallryg · Sycamore Tarspot
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum Pepper-saxifrage · Stone Parsley · Meadow Vetchling · Heath False-brome · Hairy Violet
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus Stone Parsley Sison amomum Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Heath False-brome Brachypodium pinnatum Hairy Violet Viola hirta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Kestrel · Woodpigeon +32
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Lissotriton
Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +59
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Chicken Of The Woods · Mallrug, Mallryg · Sycamore Tarspot
Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum Pepper-saxifrage · Stone Parsley · Meadow Vetchling · Heath False-brome · Hairy Violet
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus Stone Parsley Sison amomum Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Heath False-brome Brachypodium pinnatum Hairy Violet Viola hirta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Ectemnius Ectemnius
Ectemnius Ectemnius
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Limnia unguicornis Limnia unguicornis
Limnia unguicornis Limnia unguicornis
Diplolepis nervosa Diplolepis nervosa
Diplolepis nervosa Diplolepis nervosa
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii
Cherry Gall Cynips quercusfolii
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Artichoke Gall Causer Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Pollenia Pollenia
Pollenia Pollenia
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica
Solieria pacifica Solieria pacifica
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Hydrotaea Hydrotaea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Kiefferia pericarpiicola Kiefferia pericarpiicola
Kiefferia pericarpiicola Kiefferia pericarpiicola
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Bumblebee Bombus
Bumblebee Bombus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
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