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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome79 ha
Getting here
51.82669, -3.37678
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhododendron Bristlebud, Meadow Coral, Snowy Waxcap +11 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chironomus, Stempellinella edwardsi, Tanytarsus part 3 +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bugle, Japanese Knotweed, Elegant Silk-moss +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.9 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 7.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route215 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
10,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Polecat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- PolecatMustela putorius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Tipula fulvipennis
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis
Springy Turf-moss · Creeping Fingerwort · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Bank Haircap · Elegant Silk-moss +60
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Delicate Earth-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Polecat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- PolecatMustela putorius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Tipula fulvipennis
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis
Springy Turf-moss · Creeping Fingerwort · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Bank Haircap · Elegant Silk-moss +60
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Delicate Earth-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudephemerum nitidum
Pseudephemerum nitidum
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesDwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericumDwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericumFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaTree-mossClimacium dendroidesTree-mossClimacium dendroidesAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensViolet CrystalwortRiccia huebenerianaViolet CrystalwortRiccia huebenerianaPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesNarrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostreNarrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostreFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaSpreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patensSpreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patensBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptans