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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.44602, -3.37734
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6 km ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 672 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 268 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 268 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 527 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 527 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Skylark +42
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Field Grasshopper · Green Dock Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Lesser Stag Beetle +2
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dilated Scalewort · New Zealand Pigmyweed
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Skylark +42
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Field Grasshopper · Green Dock Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Lesser Stag Beetle +2
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dilated Scalewort · New Zealand Pigmyweed
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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