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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.75607, -3.36756
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 129m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blackbird, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCR 469 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius litura +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Elegant Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +29
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius litura +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Elegant Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +29
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Lateral Cryphaea
Lateral Cryphaea
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025 