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51.52547, -3.49958

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

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 — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort, Dune Thread-moss +182 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Dilated Scalewort, Dune Thread-moss +182 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +11 more foraging species

Varies

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Route 883Cycling route

Named routeRef 883National Cycle Network

Coychurch Community RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bridgend Active Travel NewtworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

7,134 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,134 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Juniper Haircap

Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,134 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Juniper Haircap

Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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