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Places › Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.74389, -3.37195
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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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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🦉 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 — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Scaeva pyrastri +331 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Scaeva pyrastri +331 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +163 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Meadow Foxtail +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Hemp-nettle, Meadowsweet, Hogweed +18 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lurid Bolete, Mildew, Collared Mosscap +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lurid Bolete, Mildew, Collared Mosscap +3 more · last seen 2025
Varies
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 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
54,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Robin +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +27
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Bullfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Robin +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Bat · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +27
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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