Gelli Werdd Recreation Park
23 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.80369, -3.91964
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Caffi y Sgwar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Caffi y Sgwar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Whitlowgrass, Broad-leaved Helleborine +37 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w1Local walking route
walk or endurance trainingWalking route▾
Named routeRef w2Local walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km▾
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route864 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route756 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route353 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 437Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Bench, overlooking the Amman Valley
Photos
Bench, overlooking the Amman Valley
Facilities
🅿️Parking
4 nearby · Free · 219m
✓ 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
18,440 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,440 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2026Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Water Scorpion · Eristalis horticola · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants40 species
wintersummer
2026Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Broom Fork-moss · Wild Strawberry
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,440 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2026Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Water Scorpion · Eristalis horticola · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants40 species
wintersummer
2026Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Broom Fork-moss · Wild Strawberry
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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