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Vivian Park

10 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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51.59541, -3.80595

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 399m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 399m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Pochard +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Pochard +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Scarce Redshank, White Stonecrop, Shady Beard-moss +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Scarce Redshank, White Stonecrop, Shady Beard-moss +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Lagria hirta, Common Darter +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Lagria hirta, Common Darter +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 887Cycling route

Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network

Cross Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skewen LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Neath Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Pochard · Marsh Harrier · Red Kite +88

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +3

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants38 species

winter

2025

Scarce Redshank · White Stonecrop · Shady Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Pampas-grass +33

Scarce RedshankCeratodon conicus2024
White StonecropSedum album
Shady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2024
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024
Small-mouthed Thread-mossBryum archangelicum2024
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024
Megapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanum2024
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
PetalwortPetalophyllum ralfsii2024
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Pochard · Marsh Harrier · Red Kite +88

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox

PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +3

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants38 species

winter

2025

Scarce Redshank · White Stonecrop · Shady Beard-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Pampas-grass +33

Scarce RedshankCeratodon conicus2024
White StonecropSedum album
Shady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2024
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2024
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024
Small-mouthed Thread-mossBryum archangelicum2024
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024
Megapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanum2024
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus2024
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
PetalwortPetalophyllum ralfsii2024
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bench and pavilion in Vivian Park, Port Talbot

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