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Gelligaled Park

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.64182, -3.45864

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 134m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Western Earwort, Western Pouncewort, Straggling Pouchwort +118 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Western Earwort, Western Pouncewort, Straggling Pouchwort +118 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Leistus oopterus, Hairy Shieldbug, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Leistus oopterus, Hairy Shieldbug, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named route
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

53 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 route55 m
Named routeRef 881Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A view towards Gelligaled Park from a footbridge SE of Ystrad Rhondda station

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A view towards Gelligaled Park from a footbridge SE of Ystrad Rhondda station

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ynyscynon ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Darren ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Ferndale Woodland ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Gelligaled ParkUrban park0 m→🦉GLYNCORNELNature reserve500 m→🌱Belle Vue ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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