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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62099, -3.43374
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 350m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 350m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Starling, Siskin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Elmis aenea +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Elmis aenea +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Proposed NCN 882
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 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
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,501 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin +32
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Paraleptophlebia submarginata · Brown Chafer · Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) · Polycentropodidae · Olives (Baetidae) +6
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025 Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024 Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024 Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Bluebell · Montbretia +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,501 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin +32
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Paraleptophlebia submarginata · Brown Chafer · Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) · Polycentropodidae · Olives (Baetidae) +6
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025 Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024 Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024 Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Bluebell · Montbretia +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
stoneflies
stoneflies
Plecoptera2024
Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Leycesteria formosa2024
Leycesteria formosa2024
