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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.65129, -3.49027
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ 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
- 🛝Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ 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
- 🛝Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Limnius volckmari +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 883National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeRef 883Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Three businesses, Ystrad Road, Pentre
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Wildlife to spot
2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dipper · Robin +33
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects58 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Biting Midge · Leuctra · Simulium argyreatum/variegatum · Hairy Whirligig Beetle +53
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- LeuctraLeuctra
- Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum
- Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus
- Black fliesSimuliidae
Cherry Laurel · Japanese Knotweed · Garden Lady's-mantle · Thickpoint Grimmia · Himalayan Balsam
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,280 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dipper · Robin +33
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects58 species
springautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Biting Midge · Leuctra · Simulium argyreatum/variegatum · Hairy Whirligig Beetle +53
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- LeuctraLeuctra
- Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum
- Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus
- Black fliesSimuliidae
Cherry Laurel · Japanese Knotweed · Garden Lady's-mantle · Thickpoint Grimmia · Himalayan Balsam
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2024
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas