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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome91 ha
Getting here
51.75739, -3.38854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cyfarthfa Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cyfarthfa Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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In part of Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil
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Wildlife to spot
10,627 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,627 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Philopotamus montanus +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Elegant Bristle-moss · Fairy Beads · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Western Earwort +26
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Salmonberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,627 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Philopotamus montanus +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Elegant Bristle-moss · Fairy Beads · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Western Earwort +26
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Salmonberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus spectabilis
Rubus spectabilis
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025