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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome111 ha
Getting here
51.62987, -3.43865
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Pontypridd CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Pontypridd CircularLocal walking route
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National 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
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
27,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Goldfinch · Starling · House Sparrow · Siskin · Robin +33
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Melanostoma · Hairy Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +15
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Montbretia · White Stonecrop +4
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
- White StonecropSedum album2024
- Small-leaved Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Goldfinch · Starling · House Sparrow · Siskin · Robin +33
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Melanostoma · Hairy Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +15
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Montbretia · White Stonecrop +4
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
- White StonecropSedum album2024
- Small-leaved Cotoneaster
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024HydropsycheHydropsyche2024HydropsycheHydropsyche2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2023Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2023Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Cotoneaster microphyllus2024
Cotoneaster microphyllus2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024