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Greenhill Allotments

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Dogs welcome

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51.66336, -3.26029

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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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route

Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route

Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network

Trevithick TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network

Cynon TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route

Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route

Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Gorse Weevil +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025

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Plants7 species

winterspring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Gorse Weevil +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025

🌿

Plants7 species

winterspring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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