Blaenrhondda Road Allotment
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.68255, -3.55274
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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 — Dipper, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Fox Moth, Red Admiral +73 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Fox Moth, Red Admiral +73 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hampe's Threadwort, Common Threadwort, Two-horned Pincerwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 887 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 887 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afan Valley Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 47 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Skyline Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Blade Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Rhondda Fawr river emerges from under Blaenrhondda Road, Blaenrhondda
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2,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,369 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Robin · Wren · Coal Tit · Blackbird +38
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redpoll Acanthis flammea2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2024 Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Plectrocnemia +8
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Plectrocnemia Plectrocnemia Nemouridae Nemouridae Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Rhododendron · Common Tamarisk-moss · Garden Lady's-mantle +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2024 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,369 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Robin · Wren · Coal Tit · Blackbird +38
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redpoll Acanthis flammea2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2024 Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Plectrocnemia +8
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Plectrocnemia Plectrocnemia Nemouridae Nemouridae Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Rhododendron · Common Tamarisk-moss · Garden Lady's-mantle +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2024 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leuctra
Leuctra
Leuctra
Leuctra
Perlodidae Perlodidae
Perlodidae Perlodidae
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2024
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2024
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2023
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2023 