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Parc Bryn Bach

236 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome236 ha

Getting here

51.77945, -3.26488

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Curly Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Curly Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 467

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Wales TraverseWalking route

challenge route. not waymarked

Named route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

141 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route

Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route

Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route

Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network 466Cycling route

Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 411Cycling route

Named routeRef 411National Cycle Network

NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

5,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Goosander · Coot · Canada Goose · Magpie +38

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoosanderMergus merganser
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Blue Damselfly

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025

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Plants6 species

winterautumn

2026

Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Ash +1

Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Field PansyViola arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Goosander · Coot · Canada Goose · Magpie +38

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoosanderMergus merganser
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Blue Damselfly

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterautumn

2026

Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Ash +1

Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Field PansyViola arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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