to a footgolf course. Blackpill Beach Blackpill Beach is an area known for wildlife and wildlife watchers. Large numbers of wading birds and a variety of gulls, some rare, gather here at high tide. The beach and the stream that flows out of the area is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. Plans The local council has plans to improve the leisure facilities in the area. Proposals include a new visitor centre for bird watchers at the mouth of the Blackpill Stream, additional car parking, upgrades to the Blackpill Lido to create a children's water park, a cycle hire centre, and improvements to the waterfront skate park. A new foot- and cycle-bridge has been proposed, crossing over the dual carriageway, to connect the waterfront promenade to the cycle track in the Clyne Valley. A fourth park and ride site for Swansea is planned to be located at the existing car park at the entrance to the Clyne Valley Country Park. This new park-and-ride facility would serve both Mumbles and the city centre. References External links BBC South West Wales: Blackpill Dunes BBC South West Wales: Blackpill Lido Blackpill – An Amble Through History – Oystermouth Historical Association Time-Lapse video of high tide at Blackpill Beach “The Old Blackpill School” by A History of Mumbles “How Old is the Roman Bridge at Blackpill?” by A History of Mumbles Districts of Swansea Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Glamorgan Mumbles Swansea Bay