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51.68150, -4.16330

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Shire Coffee at the Bookshop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Shire Coffee at the Bookshop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 36/60Walking route

Named routeRef 36/60Local walking route

St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km

Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cockleshell RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Swiss Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 4 (Pembrey)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT4Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 1 (Delta Lakes)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT1Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 3 (Swiss Valley)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT3Local cycle route

Llanelli Cycling Trails Route 2 (Burry Port)Cycling route

Named routeRef LCT2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Teal · Herring Gull +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly +8

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Turnip Tigress

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Plants18 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Red Clover +13

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Teal · Herring Gull +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly +8

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Turnip Tigress

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2026

Ribwort Plantain · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Red Clover +13

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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