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Getting here
51.74855, -3.37628
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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
- ☕Portugalles — 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
- ☕Portugalles — 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, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +271 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Garden Lady's-mantle +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
127 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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The old County Court building, Merthyr Tydfil
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Wildlife to spot
55,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
55,703 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Green Shieldbug
Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
55,703 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bat
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi
- Green Shieldbug
Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosusChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGrimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Western EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaSand-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 violaceaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesianaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesRed-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 dendroides2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025