King Field Ystradowen
7 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.79615, -3.81052
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Woodcock
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Woodcock
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Woodcock, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Woodcock, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Non-biting midges, Black flies +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Heath Star Moss, Pointed Spear-moss +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Route 43Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 43Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,651 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,651 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Robin · Goldfinch +24
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus2022
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Whiskered Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2023
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2022
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2020
Vine Weevil · Dilta chateri · Pinhole Borer · Leucozona glaucia · Greater Horntail Wasp +12
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Dilta chateriDilta chateri
- Pinhole BorerPlatypus cylindrus
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
Heath Star Moss · Springy Turf-moss · Redshank · Bifid Crestwort · Pointed Spear-moss +66
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,651 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Robin · Goldfinch +24
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus2022
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Whiskered Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2023
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2022
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2020
Vine Weevil · Dilta chateri · Pinhole Borer · Leucozona glaucia · Greater Horntail Wasp +12
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Dilta chateriDilta chateri
- Pinhole BorerPlatypus cylindrus
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
Heath Star Moss · Springy Turf-moss · Redshank · Bifid Crestwort · Pointed Spear-moss +66
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2020
Erinaceus europaeus2020
BatChiroptera2020BatChiroptera2020Limnius volckmari
Limnius volckmari
Limnius volckmari2019
Limnius volckmari2019
Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019HydropsycheHydropsyche2019HydropsycheHydropsyche2019ChironominiChironomini2019ChironominiChironomini2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2019Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2019Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis20192019
2019
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019Wood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2023Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2023Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2023River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare2023Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2023Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2023Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2023Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2023Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2023Lemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilis2023Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2023Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2023Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens2023Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens2023Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2023Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2023RiccardiaRiccardia2023RiccardiaRiccardia2023Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2023Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2023Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023JungermanniaJungermannia2023JungermanniaJungermannia2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2019Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2019Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2019Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2019Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2019Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2019Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2019Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2019Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2019Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2019Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2019Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2019Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2019Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii2019Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii2019Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2019Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019