Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.76336, -3.35604
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Tea Cosy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Tea Cosy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Syrphus +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Silver-moss, Anomalous Bristle-moss +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route1.2 km▾
Named routeLength 1.2 km
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,245 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects19 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Orchesia undulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Ectopsocus briggsi · Black Clock · Sylvicola +14
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Frizzled Pincushion · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss +28
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects19 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Orchesia undulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Ectopsocus briggsi · Black Clock · Sylvicola +14
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis
Frizzled Pincushion · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss +28
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2025Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Pseudoscleropodium purum
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025