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Mount Pleasant Gardens

📷 Derek Cummings · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.55829, -3.35813

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Beddau Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bog Beacon, Razor Strop Fungus, Giant Polypore +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bog Beacon, Razor Strop Fungus, Giant Polypore +12 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Monk's-hood, Toothwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +140 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Monk's-hood, Toothwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named route
Pontypridd CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Treforest Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Church Village Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef CVCRLocal cycle route
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Llantrisant Community RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pleasant Gardens

📷 Derek Cummings · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ynysangharad ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Lewistown ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪Tabor Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱Castle PlainUrban park2.2 km→⛪St Illtyd Gwynno and St Dyfodwg's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🌱Pontyclun ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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