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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.64175, -3.45846
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Leistus oopterus, Hairy Shieldbug, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Western Earwort, Western Pouncewort, Straggling Pouchwort +118 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
54 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
Photos
A view towards Gelligaled Park from a footbridge SE of Ystrad Rhondda station
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
🐝Insects30 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Leistus oopterus · Hairy Shieldbug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Olives (Baetidae) · Hydropsyche +25
- Leistus oopterusLeistus oopterus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2024
Wall Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam +1
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Small-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster microphyllus
- Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,348 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
🐝Insects30 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Leistus oopterus · Hairy Shieldbug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Olives (Baetidae) · Hydropsyche +25
- Leistus oopterusLeistus oopterus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2024
Wall Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam +1
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Small-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster microphyllus
- Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Formica lemani
Formica lemani
Formica lemani
Formica lemani
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatumYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025LeuctraLeuctra2025LeuctraLeuctra2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025SimuliumSimulium2025SimuliumSimulium2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2023Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Notiophilus palustrisNotiophilus palustris2023Notiophilus palustrisNotiophilus palustris2023Psylliodes cucullataPsylliodes cucullata2023Psylliodes cucullataPsylliodes cucullata2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2023Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2023Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023