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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome258 ha
Getting here
51.68290, -3.22315
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 435m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 435m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 468
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route141 m▾
Named routeRef 468Length 141 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route1.2 km▾
Named routeLength 1.2 km
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Heol Tir-y-Llanbridleway · 231 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mPath type: service
Heol Tir-y-Llanbridleway · 117 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 117 mPath type: residential
Photos
Colourful stonework at the Angel Lane Gateway to Parc Coetir Bargod, Gilfach
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Wildlife to spot
10,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,693 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +11
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +43
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,693 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +11
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +43
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- EupeodesEupeodes
Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosum