St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.74954, -3.37949
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Caffi Soar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Caffi Soar — 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, Mallard, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +262 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Herb-Robert +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Former Drill Hall - Pont Morlais Road West
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Wildlife to spot
56,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
56,876 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Bullfinch +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius litura +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Elegant Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +30
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
56,876 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Bullfinch +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyzobius litura +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Elegant Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +30
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lateral Cryphaea
Lateral Cryphaea
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2025