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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.67242, -3.48415
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Riband Wave, Common Blue, Dark Arches +167 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Riband Wave, Common Blue, Dark Arches +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, New Zealand Willowherb, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +86 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, New Zealand Willowherb, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Zwackhia prosodea · last seen 2017; Fungi — Zwackhia prosodea · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 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 National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 453 m ▾
Named route Ref 881 Length 453 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,989 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Meadow Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Tiger Beetle +2
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Leistus oopterus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,989 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Meadow Grasshopper · Sericomyia silentis · Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Tiger Beetle +2
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Leistus oopterus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leistus oopterus
Leistus oopterus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024 