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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.51532, -3.36602
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Pocket-moss, Green Yoke-moss +62 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Green Pocket-moss, Green Yoke-moss +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 143 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 260 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Dusk beside the road to Miskin Manor Hotel
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Wildlife to spot
4,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,692 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,692 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis2025
Oedemera nobilis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
River Skater Aquarius najas2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Myopa pellucida Myopa pellucida2024
Myopa pellucida Myopa pellucida2024 