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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.65147, -3.33838
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Cynon Trail
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Cynon Trail
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Lateral Cryphaea +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cynon Trail
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pontypridd CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Photos
Abercynon Road houses, Pontcynon
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Wildlife to spot
8,577 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,577 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +12
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Big Shaggy-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,577 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +12
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Big Shaggy-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025LeuctraLeuctra2025LeuctraLeuctra2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss
Funaria hygrometrica
Funaria hygrometrica
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus