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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.63069, -3.65431

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Coegnant Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

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Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Common Darter, Black Darter +155 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Common Darter, Black Darter +155 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Norway Maple +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Norway Maple +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup, Cobalt Crust, Amber Jelly · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup, Cobalt Crust, Amber Jelly · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Garden Thyme +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale of Neath WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
885Cycling route
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route
Named route
W²Mountain bike route
Named route
SkylineMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
BladeMountain bike route
Named route
Blue ScarMountain bike route
Named route
Y WalMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
BY 23/37/6byway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Metcalfe Street Caerau

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Metcalfe Street Caerau

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Nearby places

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🌱Maesteg Welfare ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Afan Argoed Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Parc Tir IarllUrban park4.4 km→🦉BRYN TIPNature reserve3.8 km→🏞️Afan ArgoedCountry park4.2 km→🌱Parc Calon LanUrban park4.4 km→

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