Pont Rhyd-y-cyff Mining remains
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Places › Wales › South West Wales › Bridgend Getting here
51.59045, -3.62382
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rutpela maculata, Green Shieldbug, Stictoleptura rubra +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rutpela maculata, Green Shieldbug, Stictoleptura rubra +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster, Himalayan Balsam +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 693 m ▾
Named route Ref 884 Length 693 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Photos View towards Pont Rhyd-y-cyff from Cwm Du
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Wildlife to spot
4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +38
Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Wigeon Mareca penelope Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunlin Calidris alpina House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis · Early Bumblebee +11
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,220 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Blackcap · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +38
Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Wigeon Mareca penelope Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunlin Calidris alpina House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Xylota segnis · Early Bumblebee +11
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pascuorum
Bombus pascuorum
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024 