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Places › Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.58812, -3.32919
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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 ☕ Reflections CoffeeShop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Reflections CoffeeShop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hollyberry Cotoneaster +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Hollyberry Cotoneaster +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 163 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 EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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9,203 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,203 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Grey Heron +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Biting Midge · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,203 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Grey Heron +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Biting Midge · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dock Bug Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Ecdyonurus insignis Ecdyonurus insignis2025
Ecdyonurus insignis Ecdyonurus insignis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 