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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Vale of Glamorgan Getting here
51.46662, -3.47024
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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip £ 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 — Robin, Swift, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Swift, Canada Goose +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
8 signed routes nearby
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 Coychurch Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Coffin stile near Cowbridge
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Wildlife to spot
13,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Four-spotted Chaser +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,575 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Four-spotted Chaser +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cherry Laurel · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024