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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.62271, -3.43689
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +69 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +69 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Elmis aenea +77 more · last seen 2023
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, White Stonecrop +20 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Pontypridd CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
47 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
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route277 m▾
Named routeRef 881Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Garth Wen housing, Trealaw
Photos
Garth Wen housing, Trealaw
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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