Afan Forest Park – Visitor Centre, near Port Talbot
Main starting point for mountain bike and walking...
The recent strong winds took a significant toll on our sites.
We’re continuing to assess the damage, but this will take some time.
We may close the car park and other facilities at short notice whilst we undertake recovery operations.
You should always follow any instructions given by signs or local staff including any trail diversions or closures, and beware of the danger of falling trees or branches.
Pant y Sais National Nature Reserve shares many similarities with the nearby – but much larger – Crymlyn Bog to the west.
The reed and sedge beds are home to a range of wetland plants, birds and insects.
The best way to experience the reserve is to follow the boardwalk into the heart of the fen.
Running alongside Pant y Sais is the Tennant Canal.
Along with a variety of birds and dragonflies, the banks of the canal are also home to the fen raft spider – Britain’s largest spider.
The walking trail is waymarked from start to finish.
Look out for the information panel at the start of the trail.
Find out about walking trail grades.
You can follow the Tennant Canal towpath along the length of Pant y Sais Fen, and beyond the reserve in either direction as far as Swansea or Neath.
The Wales Coast Path passes the edge of the reserve.
You can join it underneath the bridge over the canal.
Find out more about the Wales Coast Path.
Pant y Sais is a National Nature Reserve.
National Nature Reserves are places with some of the very finest examples of wildlife habitats and geological features.
The landscape and wildlife varies depending on which time of year you visit – here’s what to look out for.
There are over 70 National Nature Reserves in Wales.
Find out more about National Nature Reserves.
We want you to return home safely after your visit here.
You are responsible for your own safety as well as the safety of any children and animals with you during your visit.
Please note:
For advice and tips to help you plan your visit here go to Visiting our places safely.
The boardwalk is accessible to wheelchairs.
The Tennant Canal towpath is not accessible to wheelchairs.
See the top of this webpage for details of any planned closures or other changes to visitor facilities here.
For your safety, always follow instructions from staff and signs including those for trail diversions or closures.
We may divert or close trails whilst we undertake maintenance work or other operations and we may need to close other visitor facilities temporarily.
In extreme weather, we may close facilities at short notice due to the risk of injury to visitors and staff.
You may need permission from us to organise an event or to carry out some activities on our land.
Check if you are allowed to use our land.
Pant y Sais is 4 miles east of Swansea.
Pant y Sais is in the village of Jersey Marine village.
The postcode for Jersey Marine is SA10 6JN.
Please note that this postcode may not take you to the village if you use a sat nav or navigation app.
We suggest you follow the directions below or use the Google map on this page which has a pin on the reserve's location.
Follow signs from the A483 to Jersey Marine village and the B4290.
Take the B4290 into the village and, immediately after going over the canal bridge, turn left onto School Road (Heol yr Ysgol). There is limited parking on this residential road, please park considerately.
Walk back to the B4290 and walk up the pavement towards the bus stop and the entrance to the reserve and boardwalk is behind some railings.
You can also get to the reserve via the Tennant Canal towpath. You can join the towpath from the bridge on the B4290 near the entrance to Jersey Marine village.
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The Ordnance Survey (OS) grid reference for the start of the trail is SS 712 940 (Explorer Map 165).
The nearest mainline railway station is in Briton Ferry.
There is a bus stop opposite the entrance to the reserve boardwalk which has a service from Swansea and Neath.
For details of public transport go to the Traveline Cymru website.
The reserve does not have a car park.
There is limited parking in the residential roads near the reserve entrance - please park considerately.
There are no staff at this location.
Contact our customer team for general enquiries during office hours, Monday to Friday.