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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.63518, -3.60509
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Melanostoma mellinum, Peritrechus geniculatus +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Melanostoma mellinum, Peritrechus geniculatus +263 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Small-leaved Cotoneaster, Springy Turf-moss +15 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Small-leaved Cotoneaster, Springy Turf-moss +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale of Neath Walk Walking route ▾
St Illtyd's Walk Walking route 103 km ▾
Named route Length 103 km Regional walking route
Show on map 64 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 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 887 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 887 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
W² Mountain bike route ▾
Skyline Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Blade Mountain bike route ▾
Y Wal Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Sheep grazing on mountain side
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Wildlife to spot
2,093 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,093 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Wren +27
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whinchat Saxicola rubetra House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Stictoleptura rubra · Syrphus torvus · Platycheirus occultus · Melanostoma mellinum · Syrphus ribesii +27
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2023 Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2023 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023 Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Small-leaved Cotoneaster
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,093 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Wren +27
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whinchat Saxicola rubetra House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Stictoleptura rubra · Syrphus torvus · Platycheirus occultus · Melanostoma mellinum · Syrphus ribesii +27
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2023 Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2023 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023 Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Small-leaved Cotoneaster
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2023
Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2023
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2023
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2023
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Periscepsia spathulata Periscepsia spathulata2023
Periscepsia spathulata Periscepsia spathulata2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2023
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2023
Dolichopus ungulatus Dolichopus ungulatus2023
Dolichopus ungulatus Dolichopus ungulatus2023
Gymnopternus aerosus Gymnopternus aerosus2023
Gymnopternus aerosus Gymnopternus aerosus2023
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2023
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2023 