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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.77420, -3.36382
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Black Clock, Vine Weevil +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Untidy Earwort, Thickpoint Grimmia, Inclined Distichium +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 46
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National 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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Dipper +38
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Eristalis pertinax · Rhyzobius litura · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
🌿Plants22 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Untidy Earwort · Inclined Distichium · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +17
- Untidy EarwortScapania cuspiduligera2025
- Inclined DistichiumDistichium inclinatum2025
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Elegant Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Dipper +38
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Eristalis pertinax · Rhyzobius litura · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
🌿Plants22 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Untidy Earwort · Inclined Distichium · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss +17
- Untidy EarwortScapania cuspiduligera2025
- Inclined DistichiumDistichium inclinatum2025
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Elegant Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025HarpalusHarpalus2025HarpalusHarpalus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025Culex pipiensCulex pipiens202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Orthotrichum pulchellum
Orthotrichum pulchellum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2025Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025