Blaenllechau Park Football Ground
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.67036, -3.45783
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 178m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Small Copper, Olives (Baetidae) +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Copper, Olives (Baetidae) +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Japanese Knotweed +88 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Japanese Knotweed +88 more · last seen 2023
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 ▾
63 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 213 m ▾
Named route Ref 881 Length 213 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,043 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Willow Warbler +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Yellow Meadow Ant · Leistus oopterus · Olives (Baetidae) · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · stoneflies +4
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024 stoneflies Plecoptera2024 Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024 Bifid Crestwort · Racomitrium obtusum · Brunton's Dog-tooth · Bank Haircap · Common Apple-moss +15
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Racomitrium obtusum Racomitrium obtusum Brunton's Dog-tooth Cynodontium bruntonii Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Cow-horn Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,043 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Willow Warbler +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Yellow Meadow Ant · Leistus oopterus · Olives (Baetidae) · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · stoneflies +4
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024 stoneflies Plecoptera2024 Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024 Bifid Crestwort · Racomitrium obtusum · Brunton's Dog-tooth · Bank Haircap · Common Apple-moss +15
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Racomitrium obtusum Racomitrium obtusum Brunton's Dog-tooth Cynodontium bruntonii Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Cow-horn Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2023
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2023
mayflies Ephemeroptera2023
mayflies Ephemeroptera2023 Sphagnum auriculatum
Sphagnum auriculatum
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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