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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.39438, -3.28855
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Wales Coast Path passes nearby 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Wales Coast Path passes nearby 🐕 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, Magpie, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (South Wales)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss, Raspberry +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 31 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 11 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
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Wildlife to spot
22,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Forked Veilwort · Wall Screw-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platyrhinus resinosus
Platyrhinus resinosus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
a weevil Curculionidae
a weevil Curculionidae
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 