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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.77314, -3.35829
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Moorhen +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Moorhen +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Untidy Earwort, Thickpoint Grimmia, Inclined Distichium +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Untidy Earwort, Thickpoint Grimmia, Inclined Distichium +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Clock, Vine Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Clock, Vine Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 46
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Wales Traverse Walking route ▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 116 signed routes nearby
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 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
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
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8,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,483 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Dunnock +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat · Red Fox
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Orchesia undulata · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Untidy Earwort · Inclined Distichium · Frizzled Pincushion · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +11
Untidy Earwort Scapania cuspiduligera2025 Inclined Distichium Distichium inclinatum2025 Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2025 Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,483 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Dunnock +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat · Red Fox
Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Orchesia undulata · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Untidy Earwort · Inclined Distichium · Frizzled Pincushion · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +11
Untidy Earwort Scapania cuspiduligera2025 Inclined Distichium Distichium inclinatum2025 Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2025 Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Minettia longipennis Minettia longipennis2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2025
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2025
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025 