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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.58579, -3.67975
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Phasia hemiptera, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Phasia hemiptera, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Little Shaggy-moss, American Skunk-cabbage +56 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Little Shaggy-moss, American Skunk-cabbage +56 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
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 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bryn Goytre Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Plant Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +18
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2023 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Plant Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +18
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2023 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Philaenus spumarius2024
Philaenus spumarius2024
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Sulphur Beetle Cteniopus sulphureus2024
Sulphur Beetle Cteniopus sulphureus2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2024
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2023
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2023
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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