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Welfare Park

📷 Wikipedia · Miners' Welfare Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.79702, -3.18009

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Tufted Duck +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Tufted Duck +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 46

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 492Cycling route

Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route

Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route

Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network 466Cycling route

Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

38,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Blackbird +29

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Herring Gull · Blackbird +29

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Ramsons

RamsonsAllium ursinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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