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51.52874, -3.17300
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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River 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 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW1 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Llanishen reservoir, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
93,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 93,000 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort +13
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 93,000 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort +13
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
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