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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62252, -3.43713
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 442m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 442m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Elmis aenea +77 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Elmis aenea +77 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 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 EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Garth Wen housing, Trealaw
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Wildlife to spot
4,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Siskin · House Sparrow · Blackbird +44
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Field Grasshopper · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Brown-banded Carder Bee +2
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Western Pouncewort · Pointed Lattice-moss +9
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2023 Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Siskin · House Sparrow · Blackbird +44
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Field Grasshopper · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Brown-banded Carder Bee +2
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Western Pouncewort · Pointed Lattice-moss +9
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2023 Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Montbretia
Montbretia
Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2023
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2023
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2023
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2023
Tall-clustered Thread-moss Bryum pallescens2023
Tall-clustered Thread-moss Bryum pallescens2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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