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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.49022, -3.30236
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Agapetus fuscipes +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Non-biting midges, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Agapetus fuscipes +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 4 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW4 Local cycle route
Show on map Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Church of St Ffraid, St Brides-super-Ely
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Wildlife to spot
6,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Apion Apion Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Apion · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Apion Apion Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 