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Nottage Meadow

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.48631, -3.69674

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Turnstone
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Turnstone
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Turnstone, Mediterranean Gull +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Turnstone, Mediterranean Gull +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Turnstone, Mediterranean Gull +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Turnstone, Mediterranean Gull +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

20,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 eswales · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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