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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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

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8 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oilslick Brittlegill, Charcoal Burner, Birch Brittlegill +79 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oilslick Brittlegill, Charcoal Burner, Birch Brittlegill +79 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +149 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bluebell, Hart's-Tongue +149 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

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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

77 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

78,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

78,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds31 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Peregrine · Magpie +26

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

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Insects6 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus

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Plants89 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Golden Feather-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss +84

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.
Lesser Squirrel-tail MossHabrodon perpusillus
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

78,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Peregrine · Magpie +26

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

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer · Meadow Grasshopper · Dock Bug +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus

🌿

Plants89 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Nodding Thread-moss · Golden Feather-moss · Perthshire Beard-moss +84

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.
Lesser Squirrel-tail MossHabrodon perpusillus
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

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