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Singleton Abbey

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51.61060, -3.97673

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Callaghan's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Callaghan's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble · last seen 2025; Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mumbles MileCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

City Central RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Clyne Line RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

26,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Curlew +40

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Phaonia subventa · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Juniper Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Curlew +40

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Helina evecta · Phaonia subventa · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Juniper Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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