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Places › Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.71947, -3.33756
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Sericostoma personatum +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Sericostoma personatum +83 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2024
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 161 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 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 National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCR 469 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Length 1.2 km
Show on map Photos View across the Taff Vale towards Merthyr Common
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2,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,729 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Slow-worm
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +44
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Dock Bug Dilated Scalewort · Ulota · Redshank · Great Crestwort · Neat Feather-moss +5
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Ulota Ulota Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Great Crestwort Lophocolea bispinosa Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,729 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Slow-worm
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +44
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Dock Bug Dilated Scalewort · Ulota · Redshank · Great Crestwort · Neat Feather-moss +5
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Ulota Ulota Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Great Crestwort Lophocolea bispinosa Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Electrogena lateralis Electrogena lateralis2025
Electrogena lateralis Electrogena lateralis2025
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2025
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Sheep-strike Greenbottle Lucilia sericata2025
Ceraclea Ceraclea2025
Ceraclea Ceraclea2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Simulium Simulium2025
Simulium Simulium2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Drepanosiphum acerinum Drepanosiphum acerinum2025
Drepanosiphum acerinum Drepanosiphum acerinum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2024
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2024
Nemouridae Nemouridae2024
Nemouridae Nemouridae2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus