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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
51.68708, -3.23857
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route1.2 km▾
Named routeLength 1.2 km
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
7,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,928 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +46
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,928 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +46
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosum