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Megalithic Stone

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51.65790, -3.41190

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

5 activities

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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Himalayan Honeysuckle, New Zealand Willowherb +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Himalayan Honeysuckle, New Zealand Willowherb +2 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Pontypridd CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route

Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network

Trevithick TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network

Cynon TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network

Proposed NCN 882Cycling route

Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network

Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2026

Willow Warbler · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird +40

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2026

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Simulium · Carabus granulatus

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
SimuliumSimulium
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2026

Willow Warbler · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird +40

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2026

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Simulium · Carabus granulatus

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
SimuliumSimulium
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Finch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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