Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.59580, -3.32466
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Olive's Attic — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Olive's Attic — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Pontypridd CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Treforest Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Church Village Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef CVCRLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Photos
River Taff upstream from Machine Bridge, Treforest
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Dunnock · Grey Heron · Dipper +44
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Biting Midge · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock Bug
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Dunnock · Grey Heron · Dipper +44
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Biting Midge · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock Bug
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2025Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Ecdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignis2025Ecdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025