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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.42608, -3.22095
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Blue Tit, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lesser Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee +127 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Lesser Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Green Lane public footpath · 481 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 481 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
22,263 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Redwing · Magpie · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Green Shieldbug +29
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,263 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Redwing · Magpie · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Green Shieldbug +29
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus
Platycis minutus Platycis minutus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Tigress Sawflies Athalia
Tigress Sawflies Athalia
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platypalpus Platypalpus
Platypalpus Platypalpus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Malthinus Malthinus
Malthinus Malthinus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
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