Penparcau Playing Field
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.40085, -4.07044
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Harebell, Broad-leaved Helleborine +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
Ty Campublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route268 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 268 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
35,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,145 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurnstone · Mallard · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper +13
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Daisy · Gorse · Primrose +92
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,145 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurnstone · Mallard · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper +13
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Daisy · Gorse · Primrose +92
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
