Cefn Fforest Eco Park
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.66890, -3.21516
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 291m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 291m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Melanostoma scalare +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network 466Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,859 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Coal Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2025
Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Helophilus pendulus +26
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- CheilosiaCheilosia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,859 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Coal Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2025
Eristalis tenax · Melanostoma scalare · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Helophilus pendulus +26
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- CheilosiaCheilosia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas