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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.59230, -3.63852
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rutpela maculata, Green Shieldbug, Stictoleptura rubra +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black)Mountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Jackdaw +43
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis · Early Bumblebee +18
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,439 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Jackdaw +43
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis · Early Bumblebee +18
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
