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Broadacres Allotment

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.56178, -3.31863

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +144 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +144 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named route
Pontypridd CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

157 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Treforest Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Church Village Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef CVCRLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site/remains of Church Village Halt

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site/remains of Church Village Halt

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