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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.57419, -3.50727
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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 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Dipper +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Dipper +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +65 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +65 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Small Heath +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 883 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,193 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dipper · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +44
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2018 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Bat · Brown Hare
Bat Chiroptera2017 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard · snakes and lizards
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara snakes and lizards Squamata2021 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Small Heath +12
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2023 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Neat Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Juniper Haircap +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2016 Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,193 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Dipper · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +44
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2018 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2018 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2018 Bat · Brown Hare
Bat Chiroptera2017 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard · snakes and lizards
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara snakes and lizards Squamata2021 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Small Heath +12
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2023 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Neat Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Juniper Haircap +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2016 Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2023
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2023
Little Nomad Bee Nomada flavoguttata2023
Little Nomad Bee Nomada flavoguttata2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2021
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2021
Gymnocheta viridis Gymnocheta viridis2021
Gymnocheta viridis Gymnocheta viridis2021
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata2020
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata2020
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2020
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2020
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2019
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2019
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2019
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2019
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2019
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2019
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2019
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2019
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2019
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2019 Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata2016
Calliergonella cuspidata2016
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2016
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2016
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2016
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2016
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2016
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