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Cyncoed Methodist Church

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.52271, -3.16437

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Little Grebe +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Little Grebe +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Culiseta annulata, Stenophylax permistus, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Culiseta annulata, Stenophylax permistus, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway 1 (Proposed)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Rhymney TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

104,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

104,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Little Grebe · Coot · Mute Swan +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trioza centranthi

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Lesser Celandine +9

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
HypnumHypnum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

104,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Little Grebe · Coot · Mute Swan +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · Trioza centranthi

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Lesser Celandine +9

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
HypnumHypnum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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