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Llangynidr Reservoir

12 ha

📷 Alan Bowring · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.81877, -3.23102

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Eyebright, Rosebay Willowherb +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Eyebright, Rosebay Willowherb +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Raspberry +14 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Oak Moss, Peltigera hymenina +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Oak Moss, Peltigera hymenina +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Cicadella viridis +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Cicadella viridis +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beacons WayWalking route152 km
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route

challenge route. not waymarked

Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

111 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 492Cycling route
Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Llangynidr Reservoir in evening sunshine

📷 Alan Bowring · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llangynidr Reservoir in evening sunshine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉PARC NANT-Y-WAUNNature reserve3.8 km→🦉BEAUFORT HILLS POND AND WOODLANDNature reserve3 km→🦉SIRHOWY HILL WOODLANDS AND CARDIFF PONDNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Parc Bryn BachUrban park5 km→🦉PARC BRYN BACHNature reserve5 km→🌱Welfare ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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