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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Phaonia pallida +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Phaonia pallida +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Himalayan Honeysuckle +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Himalayan Honeysuckle +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Mint, Great Scented Liverwort, Water Mint

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km

Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

68 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

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

W²Mountain bike route

Named route

Blue ScarMountain bike route

Named route

Y WalMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

7,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goosander +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DipperCinclus cinclus
CootFulica atra
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog +1

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
BatChiroptera2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish4 species

summer

2024

Minnow · European Eel · Stone Loach · Brown/Sea Trout

MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus
European EelAnguilla anguilla
Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta

🐝

Insects71 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Phaonia pallida · Sapromyza sexpunctata · Hairy Shieldbug +66

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2023
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023
Platypalpus pectoralisPlatypalpus pectoralis2023
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2023
Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2023
Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2023
Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2023
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2023
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2023
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2023
Sciapus platypterusSciapus platypterus2023
Meiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephala2023
Dicranomyia didymaDicranomyia didyma2023
Neolimonia dumetorumNeolimonia dumetorum2023
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023
Phaonia palpataPhaonia palpata2023
Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2023
Hybos femoratusHybos femoratus2023
Trichopeza longicornisTrichopeza longicornis2023
Clusiodes verticalisClusiodes verticalis2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2023
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2023
Mydaea corniMydaea corni2023
Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023
Austrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochracea2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2022
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Macrocera anglicaMacrocera anglica2023
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023
Macrocera stigmaMacrocera stigma2023
Liriomyza eupatoriiLiriomyza eupatorii2023
Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2023
Diadocidia spinosulaDiadocidia spinosula2023
Agromyza alnivoraAgromyza alnivora2023
Ophiomyia mauraOphiomyia maura2023
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2023
Macrocera fasciataMacrocera fasciata2023
Allocotocera pulchellaAllocotocera pulchella2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023
Tricimba cinctaTricimba cincta2023
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2023
Nemorimyza posticataNemorimyza posticata2023
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2023
Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2023
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022

🌿

Plants37 species

summerautumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · River Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +32

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2023
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024
Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2024
Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2024
FissidensFissidens2024
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2024
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2024
River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
MintMentha2024
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024
MicrosporaMicrospora2024
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2022
UlothrixUlothrix2022
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goosander +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DipperCinclus cinclus
CootFulica atra
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog +1

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
BatChiroptera2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish4 species

summer

2024

Minnow · European Eel · Stone Loach · Brown/Sea Trout

MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus
European EelAnguilla anguilla
Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta

🐝

Insects71 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Phaonia pallida · Sapromyza sexpunctata · Hairy Shieldbug +66

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2023
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023
Platypalpus pectoralisPlatypalpus pectoralis2023
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2023
Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2023
Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2023
Sepsis punctumSepsis punctum2023
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2023
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2023
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2023
Sciapus platypterusSciapus platypterus2023
Meiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephala2023
Dicranomyia didymaDicranomyia didyma2023
Neolimonia dumetorumNeolimonia dumetorum2023
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023
Phaonia palpataPhaonia palpata2023
Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2023
Hybos femoratusHybos femoratus2023
Trichopeza longicornisTrichopeza longicornis2023
Clusiodes verticalisClusiodes verticalis2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2023
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2023
Mydaea corniMydaea corni2023
Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023
Austrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochracea2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2022
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Macrocera anglicaMacrocera anglica2023
Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2023
Macrocera stigmaMacrocera stigma2023
Liriomyza eupatoriiLiriomyza eupatorii2023
Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2023
Diadocidia spinosulaDiadocidia spinosula2023
Agromyza alnivoraAgromyza alnivora2023
Ophiomyia mauraOphiomyia maura2023
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2023
Macrocera fasciataMacrocera fasciata2023
Allocotocera pulchellaAllocotocera pulchella2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2023
Tricimba cinctaTricimba cincta2023
Awkward ClusterflyPollenia rudis2023
Nemorimyza posticataNemorimyza posticata2023
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2023
Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2023
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022

🌿

Plants37 species

summerautumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · River Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +32

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2023
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024
Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2024
Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2024
FissidensFissidens2024
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2024
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2024
River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
MintMentha2024
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2024
MicrosporaMicrospora2024
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2022
UlothrixUlothrix2022
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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