Penrhys Recreation Field 9 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.64068, -3.44266
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Western Pouncewort, Western Earwort +109 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Western Pouncewort, Western Earwort +109 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Leistus oopterus, Simulium, Hairy Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Leistus oopterus, Simulium, Hairy Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 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 Main Route Cycling route 277 m ▾
Named route Ref 881 Length 277 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Penrhys entrance road to Rhondda Golf Club
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Wildlife to spot
27,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Leistus oopterus · Simulium · Hairy Shieldbug · Formica lemani · Rhagium bifasciatum +26
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Simulium Simulium Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Formica lemani Formica lemani Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Montbretia +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Leistus oopterus · Simulium · Hairy Shieldbug · Formica lemani · Rhagium bifasciatum +26
Leistus oopterus Leistus oopterus Simulium Simulium Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Formica lemani Formica lemani Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Small-leaved Cotoneaster · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Montbretia +1
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Small-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2025
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Heather Mining Bee Andrena fuscipes2023
Heather Mining Bee Andrena fuscipes2023
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2023
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2023
Psylliodes cucullata Psylliodes cucullata2023
Psylliodes cucullata Psylliodes cucullata2023
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023 