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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.65698, -3.84684
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus albimanus, Syritta pipiens +231 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cross Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skewen LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Neath Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +30
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +27
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia · Himalayan Honeysuckle +5
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
- White StonecropSedum album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,920 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +30
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +27
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia · Himalayan Honeysuckle +5
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
- White StonecropSedum album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall Cotoneaster
Wall Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaReynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemicaReynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2024Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemicaReynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica2024Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024