🌱 Urban park

Ynyscynon Park

6 ha

📷 Adrian Dust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.63206, -3.45044

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Proposed NCN 882

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾

Named route

Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾

Named route

🚴

Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network

Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network

Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route277 m▾

Named routeRef 881Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route55 m▾

Named routeRef 881Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Ynyscynon Park is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

29,019 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,019 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds40 species recorded

Dipper · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon

🦎

Reptiles1 species recorded

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects17 species recorded

Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant · Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants7 species recorded

Wall Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Small-leaved Cotoneaster

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,019 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds40 species recorded

Dipper · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon

🦎

Reptiles1 species recorded

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Frog

🐝

Insects17 species recorded

Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant · Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants7 species recorded

Wall Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Small-leaved Cotoneaster

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Adrian Dust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Adrian Dust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

☕

Café

Asda Café · 254m

🅿️

Parking

4 nearby · 276m

🛝

Playground

108m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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