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Radar Platform

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📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.37800, -3.12026

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Romualdius angustisetulus, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Romualdius angustisetulus, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route514 m
Named routeRef 88Length 514 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 88Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 88Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track past the former radar platform, Flat Holm

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track past the former radar platform, Flat Holm

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Nearby places

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🦉FLAT HOLMNature reserve100 m→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Summit BatteryHistoric site4.3 km→✦Laboratory BatteryHistoric site4.3 km→✦Summit BatteryHistoric site4.3 km→✦Tombstone BatteryHistoric site4.3 km→

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