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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.49365, -3.52254
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 101m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Wigeon, Barn Owl, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Barn Owl, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red Admiral, Eristalis pertinax +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red Admiral, Eristalis pertinax +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +147 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +147 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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36 signed routes nearby
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Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 888 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 888 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coychurch Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Little Egret +33
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2023 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Darter +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Himalayan Balsam · Brook-side Feather-moss · River Feather-moss · Fool's Water-Cress · Fissidens +16
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Fissidens Fissidens Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Little Egret +33
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2023 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Darter +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Himalayan Balsam · Brook-side Feather-moss · River Feather-moss · Fool's Water-Cress · Fissidens +16
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Fissidens Fissidens Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss
Kneiff's Feather-moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Leptodictyum riparium
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Riccia Riccia
Riccia Riccia
Batrachospermum Batrachospermum
Batrachospermum Batrachospermum
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Conocephalum Conocephalum
Conocephalum Conocephalum
White Stonecrop Sedum album2023
White Stonecrop Sedum album2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 