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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.53427, -3.44681
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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 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🛝 Playground on site — 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, Carrion Crow, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Common Tamarisk-moss, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Common Tamarisk-moss, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bridgend Active Travel Newtwork Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2024 2024
2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024 