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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.40693, -3.48612
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cafe Velo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cafe Velo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 888 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 888 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 899 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 899 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 88 Length 97 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 888 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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Public paths
Church Lane restricted byway · 906 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 906 m Path type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
17,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow +50
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Bat Chiroptera Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +35
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie · Wigeon · Carrion Crow +50
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Bat Chiroptera Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +35
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Aphid Aphididae
Aphid Aphididae
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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