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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.69866, -3.42935

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Visiting this summer

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
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

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, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Darter +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

127 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network

Trevithick TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network

Cynon TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network

Proposed NCN 882Cycling route

Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

38,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Black flies · Plectrocnemia · Olives (Baetidae) · Hydropsyche · Indet. Mothfly

Black fliesSimuliidae
PlectrocnemiaPlectrocnemia
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
HydropsycheHydropsyche
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025

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Plants4 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Black flies · Plectrocnemia · Olives (Baetidae) · Hydropsyche · Indet. Mothfly

Black fliesSimuliidae
PlectrocnemiaPlectrocnemia
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
HydropsycheHydropsyche
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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