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Places › Wales › Neath Port Talbot Getting here
51.72337, -3.85148
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCR 437 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 437 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 43 Length 859 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Show on map Main Route Cycling route 699 m ▾
Named route Ref 43 Length 699 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 British Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 British Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
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