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Getting here
51.79196, -3.85941
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Magpie
- ☀️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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Magpie
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +185 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w1Local walking route
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w2Local walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km▾
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Route 43Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route864 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,887 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Starling · Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +17
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2020▾
Badger · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trixa conspersa · Meadow Grasshopper +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
- Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2021
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Polytrichum commune s.str. · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Threadwort · Heath Star Moss · Himalayan Balsam +78
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,887 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Starling · Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +17
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2020▾
Badger · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trixa conspersa · Meadow Grasshopper +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
- Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2021
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Polytrichum commune s.str. · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Threadwort · Heath Star Moss · Himalayan Balsam +78
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro20202019
2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosumVerdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021GreasewortAneura pinguis2019GreasewortAneura pinguis2019Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2019Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2019Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2019Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2019Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2019Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2019Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2019Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2019Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2019Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2019Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2019Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2019Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019