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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.45743, -3.34776
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Variospora flavescens, King Alfred's Cakes +28 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Variospora flavescens, King Alfred's Cakes +28 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Cuckooflower, Lesser Celandine +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Cuckooflower, Lesser Celandine +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Beech, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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4 signed routes nearby
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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
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Named route Ref 88 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus bifasciatus
Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus bifasciatus
Dasineura ulmaria Dasineura ulmaria
Dasineura ulmaria Dasineura ulmaria
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
White Willow Salix alba
White Willow Salix alba
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera 