Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.79393, -4.11460
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Swift
- 🍄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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Swift
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Swift, Goldcrest +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Swift, Goldcrest +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Haw Goblet, Oakbug Milkcap, Giant Puffball +22 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Large White, Peacock +222 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Common Fleabane, Ragged-Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Swiss Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route494 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 494 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route255 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 255 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route633 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Forest path in Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park
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Wildlife to spot
2,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,618 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Goldcrest · Barn Owl · Greenland White-fronted Goose · Merlin +17
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-legged Shieldbug · Calliopum aeneum · Seioptera vibrans · Herina lugubris · Long-horned Black Legionnaire +30
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Calliopum aeneumCalliopum aeneum2023
- Seioptera vibransSeioptera vibrans2023
- Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2023
- Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2023
- Meiosimyza subfasciata
🌿Plants31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Fleabane · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue · Hard-fern · liverworts +26
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
- liverwortsMarchantiopsida2025
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,618 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Goldcrest · Barn Owl · Greenland White-fronted Goose · Merlin +17
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Red-legged Shieldbug · Calliopum aeneum · Seioptera vibrans · Herina lugubris · Long-horned Black Legionnaire +30
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Calliopum aeneumCalliopum aeneum2023
- Seioptera vibransSeioptera vibrans2023
- Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2023
- Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata2023
- Meiosimyza subfasciata
🌿Plants31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Fleabane · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue · Hard-fern · liverworts +26
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
- liverwortsMarchantiopsida2025
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meiosimyza subfasciata2023
Meiosimyza subfasciata2023
Chaetostomella cylindricaChaetostomella cylindrica2023Chaetostomella cylindricaChaetostomella cylindrica2023Empis albinervisEmpis albinervis2023Empis albinervisEmpis albinervis2023Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2023Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2023Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2023Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2023Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis2023Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Stygnocoris rusticusStygnocoris rusticus2023Stygnocoris rusticusStygnocoris rusticus2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2023Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Rhaphium caliginosumRhaphium caliginosum2023Rhaphium caliginosumRhaphium caliginosum2023Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2023Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2023Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella2023Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella2023Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2023Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2023Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2023Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Chamaepsylla hartigiChamaepsylla hartigi2023Chamaepsylla hartigiChamaepsylla hartigi2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Senecio vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris2025
CotoneasterCotoneaster2025CotoneasterCotoneaster2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Eared WillowSalix aurita2025Eared WillowSalix aurita2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2025Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024