🌱 Urban park

Aberfan Disaster Memorial Garden

0 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.69487, -3.34741

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Lôn Las Cymru (South)

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Taff Trail

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network

Trevithick TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network

Cynon TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2.5 km▾

Named routeLength 2.5 km

Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2 km▾

Named routeLength 2 km

Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route1.2 km▾

Named routeLength 1.2 km

About this urban park

Aberfan Disaster Memorial Garden is a urban park covering 0 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

4,189 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,189 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds53 species recorded

Jackdaw · Dunnock · Blue Tit

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Mammals1 species recorded

Field Vole

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Insects35 species recorded

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Indet. Mothfly · Limodromus assimilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,189 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds53 species recorded

Jackdaw · Dunnock · Blue Tit

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Field Vole

🐝

Insects35 species recorded

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Indet. Mothfly · Limodromus assimilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial garden for the Aberfan Disaster

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Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial garden for the Aberfan Disaster

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Aberfan Community Centre · 131m

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Parking

Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre · Free · 111m

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Playground

2 · 59m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

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