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Getting here
51.76281, -3.78806
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hydropsyche siltalai, Limnius volckmari +82 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +27 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km▾
Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Route 43Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 43Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Ruins of Ystalyfera Iron Works
Photos
Ruins of Ystalyfera Iron Works
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 462m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,944 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,944 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
winterspringautumn
2026Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit · Siskin
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2017
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- BatChiroptera
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020Common Frog · Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Lepidostoma hirtum
+80 more speciesHide species list
All 85 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2019
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
- Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2024Japanese Knotweed · Cherry Laurel · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Himalayan Honeysuckle
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,944 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
winterspringautumn
2026Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit · Siskin
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2017
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- BatChiroptera
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020Common Frog · Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Hydropsyche siltalai · Limnius volckmari · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Lepidostoma hirtum
+80 more speciesHide species list
All 85 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2019
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
- Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2024Japanese Knotweed · Cherry Laurel · Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · Himalayan Honeysuckle
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
MoleTalpa europaea2019MoleTalpa europaea2019OtterLutra lutra2018OtterLutra lutra20182019
2019
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2019Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2019Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2019Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2019Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2019Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2019Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2019Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2019Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticusDark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2019Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2019Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2019IsoperlaIsoperla2019IsoperlaIsoperla2019Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2019Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2019AgapetusAgapetus2019AgapetusAgapetus2019Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2019Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2019Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2019LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2019Riolus subviolaceusRiolus subviolaceus2019Riolus subviolaceusRiolus subviolaceus2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2019Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2019Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2019Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2019Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2019Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2019LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2019LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Black fliesSimuliidae2019Black fliesSimuliidae2019White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumWhite-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2022Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2021Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019PerlidaePerlidae2019PerlidaePerlidae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019HydraenidaeHydraenidae2019HydraenidaeHydraenidae2019ScirtidaeScirtidae2019ScirtidaeScirtidae2019HydroptilaHydroptila2019HydroptilaHydroptila2019Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2019Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Non-biting midgesChironomidae2019Non-biting midgesChironomidae2019Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2019Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2019Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2019Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2019Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019DicranotaDicranota2019DicranotaDicranota2019Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2019Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2019Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20187-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2018Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2016Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2016LeuctraLeuctra2016LeuctraLeuctra2016Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla2016Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla20162017
2017
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2022Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022Bent GrassAgrostis2022Bent GrassAgrostis2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022RagwortSenecio2022RagwortSenecio2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018CrocosmiaCrocosmia2018CrocosmiaCrocosmia2018Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2018Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2017Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2017Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2016Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2016Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2016Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2016Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2016Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Events & activities nearby
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