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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.58870, -3.31499
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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 🛝 Playground 196m 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 🛝 Playground 196m 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,485 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Adicella reducta · Dock Bug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Adicella reducta Adicella reducta Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Mamillate Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,485 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Adicella reducta · Dock Bug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Adicella reducta Adicella reducta Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Mamillate Plait-moss · Forked Veilwort · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 