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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.53694, -3.46519
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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 237m 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 🛝 Playground 237m 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, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Oil-beetle, Common Darter +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Oil-beetle, Common Darter +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coychurch Community Route Cycling route ▾
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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Williams Street/Brynna Road
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Wildlife to spot
16,105 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,105 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackcap · Jackdaw +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · European Pond Terrapin
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax +24
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,105 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackcap · Jackdaw +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · European Pond Terrapin
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax +24
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
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
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus2025
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 