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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.63262, -3.42793
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +104 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
64 signed routes nearby
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 Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Brewery Street, Pontygwaith
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Wildlife to spot
26,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,139 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Simulium · Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant · Volucella inanis +12
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024 stoneflies Plecoptera2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Small-leaved Cotoneaster +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,139 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Simulium · Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant · Volucella inanis +12
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024 stoneflies Plecoptera2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Small-leaved Cotoneaster +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)
Heptageniidae2024
Heptageniidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023 Himalayan Cotoneaster
Himalayan Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii2024
Cotoneaster simonsii2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 