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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
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51.77591, -3.76048
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Loaf — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Loaf — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Ecdyonurus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Henrhyd Falls and Nant Llech walk, East Wales Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Discover the tranquil surroundings at Henrhyd Falls and the Nant Llech river valley as you take this adventurous walk to the highest waterfall in South Wales. Some steep climbs and descents, uneven paths & slippery surfaces throughout.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 437 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 437 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCR 437 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 437 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 43 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 43 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 43 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 43 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 43 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Gorsedd Park, Ystradgynlais
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Wildlife to spot
7,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Hedgehog · Mole
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Greater Horntail Wasp · Large Red Damselfly · Philopotamus montanus · Lepidostoma +32
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2023 Lepidostoma Lepidostoma2023 Leuctra Leuctra Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia · Cotoneaster · Cherry Laurel +24
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023 Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2023 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2023 Whorled Caraway Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Hedgehog · Mole
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Stoat Mustela erminea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Greater Horntail Wasp · Large Red Damselfly · Philopotamus montanus · Lepidostoma +32
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2023 Lepidostoma Lepidostoma2023 Leuctra Leuctra Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Montbretia · Cotoneaster · Cherry Laurel +24
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023 Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2023 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2023 Whorled Caraway Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2023
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2023
Simulium Simulium2023
Simulium Simulium2023
Scirtidae Scirtidae2023
Scirtidae Scirtidae2023
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2023
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2023
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2023
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2023
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2023
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2023
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2023
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2023
Hydrophilidae Hydrophilidae2023
Hydrophilidae Hydrophilidae2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Protonemura Protonemura2023
Protonemura Protonemura2023
Wormaldia occipitalis Wormaldia occipitalis2023
Wormaldia occipitalis Wormaldia occipitalis2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2023
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2023
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2023
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2023
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2023 Trocdaris verticillata2023
Trocdaris verticillata2023
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea2024
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea2024
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2024
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2024
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2024
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2023
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2023
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2023
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Ragwort Senecio2023
Ragwort Senecio2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2023
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2023
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2023
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2023
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2023 