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Hywel Dda Park

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.47311, -3.25933

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 136m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 136m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

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

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (completed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 5 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route

Cycleway 5 (completed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Hodge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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