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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62531, -3.48170
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Sericomyia silentis, Azure Damselfly +100 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Sericomyia silentis, Azure Damselfly +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Montbretia, Western Pouncewort, Wall Cotoneaster +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Montbretia, Western Pouncewort, Wall Cotoneaster +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 883 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Derelict building, Howard Street, Clydach Vale
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Wildlife to spot
4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Blackbird +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Alder Leaf Beetle · Tipula fulvipennis +3
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Montbretia · Deptford Pink · Wall Cotoneaster
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Blackbird +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Alder Leaf Beetle · Tipula fulvipennis +3
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Montbretia · Deptford Pink · Wall Cotoneaster
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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