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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.63732, -3.41843
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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 🐕 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Willow Warbler +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Willow Warbler +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Large Red Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Large Red Damselfly +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,357 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,357 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Willow Warbler · Wren +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa · Simulium · Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant +15
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus2024 Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,357 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Willow Warbler · Wren +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa · Simulium · Formica lemani · Yellow Meadow Ant +15
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Simulium Simulium Formica lemani Formica lemani Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Himalayan Balsam +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus2024 Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus2025
Carabus granulatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus2023
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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