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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.72820, -3.53440
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Peregrine, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Basidiomycete, Small Stagshorn, Milky Conecap +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Basidiomycete, Small Stagshorn, Milky Conecap +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Blue Damselfly, Platycheirus albimanus +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Common Blue Damselfly, Platycheirus albimanus +51 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Mountain Male-fern, Eyebright +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Mountain Male-fern, Eyebright +57 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
Sgwd yr Eira Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 822 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 822 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 478 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Signed route nearby
Skyline Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
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Wildlife to spot
29,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,351 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Robin +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva cinctella · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Wasp +30
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Wasp Vespula rufa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cicadella viridis Basidiomycete · Small Stagshorn
Basidiomycete Basidiomycota Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea Broad-leaved Helleborine · Eyebright · Red Bartsia · Common Ragwort · Lesser Stitchwort +20
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Eyebright Euphrasia Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Red Clover Trifolium pratense Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,351 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Robin +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Red Fox
Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva cinctella · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Wasp +30
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Wasp Vespula rufa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cicadella viridis Basidiomycete · Small Stagshorn
Basidiomycete Basidiomycota Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea Broad-leaved Helleborine · Eyebright · Red Bartsia · Common Ragwort · Lesser Stitchwort +20
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Eyebright Euphrasia Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Red Clover Trifolium pratense Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica
ants, bees and wasps Hymenoptera
ants, bees and wasps Hymenoptera
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Yellow-legged Centurion Sargus flavipes
Yellow-legged Centurion Sargus flavipes
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
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