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Ogmore Castle

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51.48058, -3.61153

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Japanese Rose +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Japanese Rose +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

885Cycling route

Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route

Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route156 m

Named routeRef 885Length 156 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

49,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +56

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
GadwallMareca strepera
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Yellow Meadow Ant

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +56

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
GadwallMareca strepera
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Yellow Meadow Ant

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 andy dolman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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