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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome229 ha
Getting here
51.72277, -3.27906
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Eristalis tenax +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
125 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
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National 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
Photos
Industrial remnant in the woods above Parc Cwm Darran
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,633 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
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- 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
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Tortoise Bug +29
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulus
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,633 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
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- 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
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Tortoise Bug +29
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulus
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsa7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniCommon 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 marmoratusXylotaXylotaXylotaXylotaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeBirch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulaeCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus