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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.76725, -3.38386
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss, Fairy Beads +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Elegant Bristle-moss, Fairy Beads +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCR 469 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Housing, Wellingtonia Close, Gurnos estate
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Wildlife to spot
11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Philopotamus montanus +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Elegant Bristle-moss · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Silver-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +26
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Western Earwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Philopotamus montanus +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Elegant Bristle-moss · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Silver-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +26
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Western Earwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Scapania gracilis
Scapania gracilis
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 