St Lythans Burial Chamber
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.44252, -3.29492
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, White Stonecrop +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, White Stonecrop +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
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Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 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
4,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +23
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Snipe Gallinago gallinago Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +23
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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