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Bryn-y-Gaer Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Blue Damselfly, Platycheirus albimanus +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Blue Damselfly, Platycheirus albimanus +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Eyebright, Red Bartsia +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Eyebright, Red Bartsia +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Basidiomycete, Small Stagshorn, Milky Conecap +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Basidiomycete, Small Stagshorn, Milky Conecap +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sgwd yr Eira TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cynon TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route822 m
Named routeRef 46Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 478Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route690 m
Named routeRef 478Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
SkylineMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

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Claddfa Bryn y Gaer / Bryn y Gaer Cemetery

Claddfa Bryn y Gaer / Bryn y Gaer Cemetery

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