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51.55179, -3.21297
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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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Cheilosia illustrata +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Cheilosia illustrata +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Velvet Brittlegill, Daisy Rust, Ramularia ulmariae +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Velvet Brittlegill, Daisy Rust, Ramularia ulmariae +7 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Meadow Buttercup, Herb-Robert +117 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bracken, Meadow Buttercup, Herb-Robert +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 158 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
140,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 140,438 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Jay +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Southern Hawker +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Western Honey Bee Velvet Brittlegill · Ramularia ulmariae · Daisy Rust
Velvet Brittlegill Russula violeipes Ramularia ulmariae Ramularia ulmariae Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae Japanese Knotweed · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Tamarisk-moss · Springy Turf-moss · White Dead-nettle +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Knapweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 140,438 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Jay +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Southern Hawker +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Western Honey Bee Velvet Brittlegill · Ramularia ulmariae · Daisy Rust
Velvet Brittlegill Russula violeipes Ramularia ulmariae Ramularia ulmariae Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae Japanese Knotweed · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Tamarisk-moss · Springy Turf-moss · White Dead-nettle +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Knapweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Sapromyza sexpunctata Sapromyza sexpunctata
Sapromyza sexpunctata Sapromyza sexpunctata
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Neuroterus numismalis
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Neuroterus numismalis
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025
Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 