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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.76260, -3.58204
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Dinas Rock Car Park 424m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Dinas Rock Car Park 424m away
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Robin, Grey Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Robin, Grey Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Orthocladiinae +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Climbing Corydalis, Corn Spurrey +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Sgwd yr Eira Trail; Named hiking route nearby: Sgwd yr Eira Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sgwd yr Eira TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 3 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route241 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route822 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
SkylineMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Ger Nant y Celyn / Near Nant y Celyn
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4,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,204 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Robin · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +32
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Cheilosia illustrata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Sericomyia silentis +7
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- BumblebeeBombus
- White-tailed Bumblebee
Climbing Corydalis · Corn Spurrey · Fairy Beads · Waved Silk-moss · Cuckooflower +2
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,204 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Robin · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +32
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Cheilosia illustrata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Sericomyia silentis +7
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- BumblebeeBombus
- White-tailed Bumblebee
Climbing Corydalis · Corn Spurrey · Fairy Beads · Waved Silk-moss · Cuckooflower +2
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
MoleTalpa europaea2024MoleTalpa europaea2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2023Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2023Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Common Cow-wheat
Common Cow-wheat
Melampyrum pratense2023
Melampyrum pratense2023