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Parc-y-Llyn

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📷 Wikipedia · Llyn Parc · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.61525, -3.76090

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron +98 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 887

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 887Cycling route

Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network

Neath Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

PenhyddMountain bike route

Named route

W²Mountain bike route

Named route

Blue ScarMountain bike route

Named route

Y WalMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Wren · Dunnock +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023

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Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Black Oil-beetle · Lagria hirta · Wharf Borer

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Wharf BorerNacerdes melanura2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,643 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Wren · Dunnock +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Black Oil-beetle · Lagria hirta · Wharf Borer

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Wharf BorerNacerdes melanura2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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