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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.50642, -3.62180
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 72m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 72m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos South side of St David's Church Laleston
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Wildlife to spot
11,819 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,819 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Firecrest · Blue Tit +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus +22
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Three-cornered Garlic
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,819 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Firecrest · Blue Tit +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus +22
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Three-cornered Garlic
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2025
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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