Short birdwatching visit · Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Overton Mere
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Spring and summer suggested by the Trust
- Headline birds
- Linnet · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat
- Parking
- There is no reserve parking; use the documented public-transport and walking approach.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The Trust states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
South of Overton village, south Gower
Overton Mere is a coastal grassland-and-scrub reserve above the bay south of Overton village. Limestone turf, gorse, heath and thorn scrub provide a different birding setting from Gower’s wetland hides. The Wildlife Trust specifically names Linnet, Meadow Pipit and Stonechat feeding across this reserve’s grassland and scrub. Their individual seasons are not stated, though spring and summer are the operator’s suggested visiting period. Access is on foot from the village or the coast path, with field gates and a stile to negotiate. Keep to the public route and give the grazing cattle and ponies space.
Birds and seasons
- Linnet · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Linnet
- Meadow Pipit · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Meadow Pipit
- Stonechat · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Stonechat
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A field-gate route from Overton and the coastal public footpath give access; the coastal connection includes a stile.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- There is no reserve parking; use the documented public-transport and walking approach.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead around wildlife and grazing stock.
- Access notes
- The Trust states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
- Step-free access
- The Trust states that the reserve is not accessible to wheelchairs.
Getting there: The Trust describes buses from Swansea Quadrant to Overton village; check the current timetable. From Overton follow the westward track to the first field gate on the left. The pin is the published main entrance grid SS460850, not an invitation to drive onto the coastal track.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Rhosili Headland and The Vile · 3.4 straight-line miles
- Blackpill Shore · 10.5 straight-line miles
- Isley Marsh · 32.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Whiteford National Nature Reserve, 5.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Oxwich National Nature Reserve · 2.8 miles in a straight line
- Rhosili Headland and The Vile · 3.4 miles in a straight line
- Gelli Hir Wood · 7.8 miles in a straight line