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51.64121, -3.48211
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Biting Midge, Limnius volckmari, Sericostoma personatum +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Biting Midge, Limnius volckmari, Sericostoma personatum +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Western Pouncewort, Western Earwort +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Western Pouncewort, Western Earwort +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 883 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 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
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Wildlife to spot
28,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,280 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Biting Midge · Hairy Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black flies · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +50
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Black flies Simuliidae Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,280 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Biting Midge · Hairy Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Black flies · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +50
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Black flies Simuliidae Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dicranota Dicranota
Dicranota Dicranota
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Leuctra Leuctra
Leuctra Leuctra
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Empididae Empididae
Empididae Empididae
Agapetus Agapetus
Agapetus Agapetus
Simulium argyreatum/variegatum Simulium argyreatum/variegatum
Simulium argyreatum/variegatum Simulium argyreatum/variegatum
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Nemoura Nemoura
Nemoura Nemoura
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Riffle beetles Riolus
Riffle beetles Riolus
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Glossosoma Glossosoma
Glossosoma Glossosoma
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa
Athripsodes Athripsodes
Athripsodes Athripsodes
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Protonemura Protonemura2023
Protonemura Protonemura2023
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2023
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2023
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2023
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Chironomini Chironomini2023
Chironomini Chironomini2023
Polycentropus Polycentropus2023
Polycentropus Polycentropus2023