Allt Nant-y-Ci Recreation Park
22 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.79267, -4.01486
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Raven, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Painted Lady +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, River Feather-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 437Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,125 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,125 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Robin · Moorhen · Blackbird · Dunnock +26
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Hemp-nettle · Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Lemanea fluviatilis +23
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2025
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,125 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Robin · Moorhen · Blackbird · Dunnock +26
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Hemp-nettle · Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Lemanea fluviatilis +23
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2025
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2025Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2025Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2025SedgeCarex2025SedgeCarex2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2025Hildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularis2025UlothrixUlothrix2025UlothrixUlothrix2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024