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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.46128, -3.47031
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 226m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Swift, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Swift, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 888 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 888 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 888 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6 km ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,861 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Blackberry
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,861 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Volucella pellucens · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Blackberry
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024 