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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Swansea Getting here
51.61553, -4.02169
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 4 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 4 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Field Grasshopper +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly, Field Grasshopper +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bishopston Valley Walk, Gower Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A challenging walk through a hidden valley. Discover a secret world of limestone caves, underground rivers & ancient woodland and emerge onto one of Gower's most beautiful secluded beaches. Keen eyes may be able to find trees such as the wild service tree
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Gower Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Named route Length 56 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Route WCP Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cockleshell Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Mumbles Mile Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map City Central Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Clyne Line Route 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Hilary's Church, Killay
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Wildlife to spot
14,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Scops Owl Otus scops Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swift Apus apus Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Dark Giant Horsefly · Stenophylax permistus · Juniper Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +4
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Scops Owl Otus scops Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swift Apus apus Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Dark Giant Horsefly · Stenophylax permistus · Juniper Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +4
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 