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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome389 ha
Getting here
51.39788, -3.30440
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales); Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 88
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Port Road CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route280 m▾
Named routeLength 280 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m▾
Named routeRef 88Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
22,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,843 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +8
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Harlequin Ladybird
Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,843 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +8
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Harlequin Ladybird
Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisa weevilCurculionidaea weevilCurculionidae22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025