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Pendoylan Parish Church

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.48127, -3.35517

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

8 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 — Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Tongues Of Fire, Fibrous Waxcap, Pear Rust +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Tongues Of Fire, Fibrous Waxcap, Pear Rust +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cuckooflower, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Beech, Wood-sorrel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

Llantrisant Community RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route373 m

Named routeLength 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6 km

Named routeRef 88Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

60,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumn

2025

Wren · Green Sandpiper · Stonechat · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail +62

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Agapetus fuscipes

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumn

2025

Wren · Green Sandpiper · Stonechat · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail +62

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Agapetus fuscipes

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The GreenUrban park2.2 km→✦Llanquian CastleHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛳Hensol ParkGolf course2.1 km→⛪Croes-y-Parc Baptist ChapelReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Donat's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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