🌱 Urban park

Parc Cwm Darran

229 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingFamily

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome229 ha

Getting here

51.72277, -3.27906

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Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 469

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

125 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

National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network

NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 469National 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

Parc Cwm Darran is a urban park covering 229 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

4,259 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,259 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds39 species recorded

Mallard · Coot · Cormorant

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Reptiles1 species recorded

Common Lizard

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Insects34 species recorded

Common Carder Bee · Hazel Leaf-roller · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

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Plants3 species recorded

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,259 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds39 species recorded

Mallard · Coot · Cormorant

🦎

Reptiles1 species recorded

Common Lizard

🐝

Insects34 species recorded

Common Carder Bee · Hazel Leaf-roller · Cuckoo-Spit Insect

🌿

Plants3 species recorded

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Industrial remnant in the woods above Parc Cwm Darran

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Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Industrial remnant in the woods above Parc Cwm Darran

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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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Campsite

408m away

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Parking

7 nearby · 370m

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Picnic spot

5 · 235m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌳Large woodland — room to roam

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Nearby places

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