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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.74901, -3.39876
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Silky Wall Feather-moss +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Silky Wall Feather-moss +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 366 m ▾
Named route Ref 8 Length 366 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Farm Terrace, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil
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Wildlife to spot
9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Dunnock · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Ectopsocus briggsi +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Western Earwort · Heath Star Moss · Salmonberry · Fairy Beads · Common Liverwort +10
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Silky Wall Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Dunnock · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant · Ectopsocus briggsi +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Western Earwort · Heath Star Moss · Salmonberry · Fairy Beads · Common Liverwort +10
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Silky Wall Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Homalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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