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🎠Play🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome141 ha
Getting here
51.71198, -3.26811
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network
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
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 466Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
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
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Coal Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter +29
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Eristalis pertinax
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Coal Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter +29
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Eristalis pertinax
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsa7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisLoosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratusLoosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratusLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusWestern Bee-flyBombylius canescensWestern Bee-flyBombylius canescens