Ynys Dawela Nature Park
49 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
51.80769, -3.88209
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Whitlowgrass, Wild Strawberry +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 437
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w1Local walking route
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w2Local walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km▾
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route864 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route756 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route353 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Abandoned Coal Pit at Ynys Dawela Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🌿Plants30 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Wild Strawberry · Groundsel · Herb-Robert +25
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🌿Plants30 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Wild Strawberry · Groundsel · Herb-Robert +25
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap
Polytrichum formosum
Polytrichum formosum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025FissidensFissidens2025FissidensFissidens2025CalypogeiaCalypogeia2025CalypogeiaCalypogeia2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025Events & activities nearby
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