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Parc Gwledig Dyfroedd Alun

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.08535, -3.01070

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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· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket, Small Nettle Weevil +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket, Small Nettle Weevil +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Llwybr Clawdd Wat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

11,640 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,640 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Cyanapion spencii · Rhamphus pulicarius · Common Red Soldier Beetle +29

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Cyanapion spenciiCyanapion spencii2025
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytes

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Welsh Groundsel

Welsh GroundselSenecio cambrensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,640 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Cyanapion spencii · Rhamphus pulicarius · Common Red Soldier Beetle +29

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Cyanapion spenciiCyanapion spencii2025
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytes

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Welsh Groundsel

Welsh GroundselSenecio cambrensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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