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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.68406, -3.44623
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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 Mallard and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National 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
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 478Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
2,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Black flies · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Darter +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Black fliesSimuliidae
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Willow Warbler · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Black flies · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Darter +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Black fliesSimuliidae
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium
Simulium
Simulium2025
Simulium2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025LeuctraLeuctra2025LeuctraLeuctra2025Non-biting midgesChironomidae2025Non-biting midgesChironomidae2025Leistus oopterusLeistus oopterus2025Leistus oopterusLeistus oopterus2025Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024