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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha
Getting here
51.53551, -3.19751
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 324m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 324m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Trioza centranthi, Syrphus ribesii · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Rhymney River CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Treforest Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
88,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
88,083 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Coot · Little Grebe · Mallard · Redwing +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +10
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,083 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Coot · Little Grebe · Mallard · Redwing +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +10
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated Scalewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum