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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.65867, -3.44381
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Leistus oopterus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Simulium +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Leistus oopterus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Simulium +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Small-leaved Cotoneaster +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Small-leaved Cotoneaster +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 682 m ▾
Named route Ref 881 Length 682 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Duffryn Street north of The Ferndale, Ferndale
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Wildlife to spot
1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +44
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Leistus oopterus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Simulium · Formica lemani · Rhagium bifasciatum +14
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,519 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +44
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Leistus oopterus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Simulium · Formica lemani · Rhagium bifasciatum +14
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Heather Mining Bee Andrena fuscipes2023
Heather Mining Bee Andrena fuscipes2023
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2023
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2023
Psylliodes cucullata Psylliodes cucullata2023
Psylliodes cucullata Psylliodes cucullata2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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