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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.61215, -3.39300
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 110m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae), stoneflies, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae), stoneflies, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Bridge over River Rhondda on Llwyncelyn Road.
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Wildlife to spot
4,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dipper +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pine Marten
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Simulium · Paraleptophlebia submarginata · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +6
Simulium Simulium Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dipper +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pine Marten
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Simulium · Paraleptophlebia submarginata · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +6
Simulium Simulium Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024 