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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.65235, -3.33233
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ 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 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ 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 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
146 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
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Photos
SW edge of Parc Abercynon, Pontcynon
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Wildlife to spot
16,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +12
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +12
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss
Funaria hygrometrica
Funaria hygrometrica
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus