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Parc Rhyd-y-Penau

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51.52445, -3.17796

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Capillary Thread-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Capillary Thread-moss +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Rhymney TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

102,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

102,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Black-headed Gull +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme +9

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

102,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Black-headed Gull +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme +9

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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