Severn Avenue Playing Fields
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.40819, -3.28643
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Melanostoma scalare, Marmalade Hoverfly +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Melanostoma scalare, Marmalade Hoverfly +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 31 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 672 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
23,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,851 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Blue Tit +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stenophylax permistus · Black Bean Aphid +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae Trichocera Trichocera Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,851 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Blue Tit +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stenophylax permistus · Black Bean Aphid +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae Trichocera Trichocera Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025 