Short birdwatching visit · Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Gelli Hir Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Trust suggests spring, summer and autumn
- Headline birds
- Green Sandpiper
- Parking
- There is a small car park inside the gate and a lay-by opposite.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The Trust confirms wheelchair access to the central ride; this does not establish a step-free route throughout the wood.
Northern edge of Fairwood Common, Gower
Gelli Hir Wood offers a woodland-and-pond birding walk on the northern edge of Fairwood Common. Wet oak, birch and willow give way to drier woodland, while streams, rides and a pond add different watching edges. The Wildlife Trust names Buzzard and Sparrowhawk among the breeding woodland birds and Green Sandpiper as an occasional passing visitor. These records indicate the reserve’s range rather than guaranteeing a bird on a short visit. Begin at the documented field-gate approach and explore the public woodland routes, leaving quieter habitat undisturbed and avoiding any attempt to locate nests.
Birds and seasons
- Green Sandpiper · Headline bird — Occasional passage; months not stated Source for Green Sandpiper
- Buzzard — Breeding; months not stated Source for Buzzard
- Sparrowhawk — Breeding; months not stated Source for Sparrowhawk
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- The reserve includes open rides, streams and a pond. Access is through a field gate and stile.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- There is a small car park inside the gate and a lay-by opposite.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead.
- Access notes
- The Trust confirms wheelchair access to the central ride; this does not establish a step-free route throughout the wood.
- Step-free access
- The Trust confirms wheelchair access to the central ride; this does not establish a step-free route throughout the wood.
Getting there: The pin is the Trust’s explicitly labelled main entrance at SS562924, on the east side of the road running north from the B4271 towards Cil-onen. The Trust also describes buses to Three Crosses followed by a walk; check current services before travel.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blackpill Shore · 3.8 straight-line miles
- Rhosili Headland and The Vile · 9.5 straight-line miles
- Isley Marsh · 37.6 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: WWT Llanelli, 4.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Blackpill Shore · 3.8 miles in a straight line
- Oxwich National Nature Reserve · 5.2 miles in a straight line
- Crymlyn Bog National Nature Reserve · 7.7 miles in a straight line