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Places › Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.39241, -3.28740
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Harbour Road Car Park 243m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Harbour Road Car Park 243m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Beautiful Demoiselle +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Beautiful Demoiselle +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 31 m 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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21,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Great Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis a weevil Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Great Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis a weevil Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Curculionidae
Curculionidae
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 