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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.74913, -3.37342
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Portugalles — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Portugalles — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +321 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Garden Lady's-mantle +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
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Thomastown Park Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
54,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
54,405 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Green Shieldbug
Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
54,405 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Green Shieldbug
Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
SylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGrimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Western EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025