St Michael and All Angels' Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.60745, -3.66105
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — July Highflyer, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Darter +272 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
W²Mountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Y WalMountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black)Mountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
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St Michael's Church, Maesteg
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Wildlife to spot
5,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Blue-tailed Damselfly +50
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron +3
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2021
- Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Himalayan Honeysuckle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Blue-tailed Damselfly +50
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Common Blue Damselfly
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Rhododendron ponticum · Rhododendron +3
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2021
- Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Himalayan Honeysuckle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022Common HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2023Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2024Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Small Scabious Mining BeeAndrena marginata2022Small Scabious Mining BeeAndrena marginata2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisSphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaSphegina sibiricaParent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Adelphocoris quadripunctatusAdelphocoris quadripunctatus2023Adelphocoris quadripunctatusAdelphocoris quadripunctatus2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2022Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2022Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2022Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2022Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2022Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2022Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2022Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022Tachina grossaTachina grossa2021Tachina grossaTachina grossa2021Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2021Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2021Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2021Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2021Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2021Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2021Leycesteria formosa2022
Leycesteria formosa2022
Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2021Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2021Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2021Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2021