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Whitworth Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Protonemura meyeri, Sericostoma personatum, Limnius volckmari +177 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Protonemura meyeri, Sericostoma personatum, Limnius volckmari +177 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Brown Ditrichum, Monkeyflower, Rusty Beard-moss +6 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Brown Ditrichum, Monkeyflower, Rusty Beard-moss +6 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale of Neath WalkWalking route
Named route
St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km
Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 887Cycling route
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
Skewen LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Neath Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route
Named route
Mountain bike route
Named route
Blue ScarMountain bike route
Named route
Y WalMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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