Parish Church of St Illtud
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.57090, -3.32624
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Cockchafer, Green Shieldbug +202 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Cockchafer, Green Shieldbug +202 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Cotoneaster +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 165 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Illtud's Church, Upper Church Village
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Wildlife to spot
13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Cockchafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +36
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Hollyberry Cotoneaster · an Eyebright
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2024 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Cockchafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +36
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Hollyberry Cotoneaster · an Eyebright
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2024 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Agapetus Agapetus
Agapetus Agapetus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Blue Soldier Beetle Ancistronycha abdominalis2024
Blue Soldier Beetle Ancistronycha abdominalis2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 