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Parc Waun Fach

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51.52312, -3.14907

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Culiseta annulata, Stenophylax permistus, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Culiseta annulata, Stenophylax permistus, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lesser Celandine, Small Hairy Screw-moss +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lesser Celandine, Small Hairy Screw-moss +3 more · 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

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

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

Wildlife to spot

89,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

89,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Little Grebe · Redwing · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck +44

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

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Insects4 species

spring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

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Plants5 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Lesser Celandine · Small Hairy Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

89,433 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Little Grebe · Redwing · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck +44

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Lesser Celandine · Small Hairy Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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