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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.64043, -3.33500
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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 225m 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 225m 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +154 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Great Scented Liverwort +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Great Scented Liverwort +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 189 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 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
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Wildlife to spot
12,568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Leuctra +17
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Leuctra Leuctra Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Little Shaggy-moss
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Dock Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Leuctra +17
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Leuctra Leuctra Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Little Shaggy-moss
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 