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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
51.54953, -3.18775
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 327m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 327m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trioza centranthi, Common Blue Damselfly, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Rhymney River CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,637 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,637 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus · Bay Sucker
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Dilated Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Crescent-cup Liverwort +12
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Hypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,637 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus · Bay Sucker
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Dilated Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Crescent-cup Liverwort +12
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Hypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusEvents & activities nearby
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