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Penderyn Reservoir

11 ha

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.75301, -3.53918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Common Darter +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Common Darter +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hollyberry Cotoneaster, Eyebright, Wild Strawberry +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hollyberry Cotoneaster, Eyebright, Wild Strawberry +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sgwd yr Eira TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cynon TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route241 m

Named routeRef 46Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route822 m

Named routeRef 46Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 478Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

SkylineMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

11,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

summer

2026

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Orange Bicolorous Sawfly · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +3

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Orange Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa crocea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants2 species

summer

2025

Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Eyebright

Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2026

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +54

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025

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Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Orange Bicolorous Sawfly · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +3

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Orange Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa crocea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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Plants2 species

summer

2025

Hollyberry Cotoneaster · Eyebright

Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Lleurwg's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Mill (Melin Fach)Historic site4.6 km→⛪Capel HermonReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Cynog's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛳Glynneath Golf ClubGolf course3.1 km→⛪Ebenezer Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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