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Places › Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.65574, -3.34069
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lateral Cryphaea, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lateral Cryphaea, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular 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 Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Poecilus versicolor · Dilta chateri · 7-spot Ladybird · Lindbergina aurovittata +6
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor Dilta chateri Dilta chateri 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Poecilus versicolor · Dilta chateri · 7-spot Ladybird · Lindbergina aurovittata +6
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor Dilta chateri Dilta chateri 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025 