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St David's Church

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.79190, -3.85865

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Magpie, Starling +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Overleaf Pellia +186 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Overleaf Pellia +186 more · last seen 2023

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

walk or endurance trainingWalking route

Named routeRef w1Local walking route

walk or endurance trainingWalking route

Named routeRef w2Local walking route

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 437Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route86 m

Named routeRef 43Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route344 m

Named routeRef 43Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route864 m

Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,875 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,875 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

summer

2025

House Sparrow · Starling · Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +17

House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
SwiftApus apus2020

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2020

Badger · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trixa conspersa · Meadow Grasshopper +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
HornetVespa crabro2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants64 species

summer

2023

Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Threadwort · Himalayan Balsam · Dense Fringe-moss +59

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2019
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
GreasewortAneura pinguis2019
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2019
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2019
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2019
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2019
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2019
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,875 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

summer

2025

House Sparrow · Starling · Grasshopper Warbler · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +17

House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
SwiftApus apus2020

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2020

Badger · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trixa conspersa · Meadow Grasshopper +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2021
Trixa conspersaTrixa conspersa2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
HornetVespa crabro2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants64 species

summer

2023

Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Threadwort · Himalayan Balsam · Dense Fringe-moss +59

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2019
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019
Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2019
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2019
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2021
GreasewortAneura pinguis2019
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2019
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2019
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2019
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2019
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2019
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2019
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2019
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Cruet Collar-mossSplachnum ampullaceum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019

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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