Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
51.65229, -3.27775
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
Photos
Wern Park playground, Nelson
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Wildlife to spot
10,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,415 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,415 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas