Cwm Clydach Countryside Park
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.62471, -3.47012
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Cambrian Lakeside Cafe Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Cambrian Lakeside Cafe Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Shieldbug, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Straggling Pouchwort, Montbretia +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 883National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Cwm Clydach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Wildlife to spot
6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Starling · Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe · Siskin +45
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis
- Scathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Montbretia · Wall Cotoneaster
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,701 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Starling · Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe · Siskin +45
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis
- Scathophaga stercoraria
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Montbretia · Wall Cotoneaster
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024