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⛳ Golf🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62950, -3.43882
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon ⛳ 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon ⛳ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Western Pouncewort +109 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Western Pouncewort +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Melanostoma, Hairy Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Melanostoma, Hairy Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
55 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
27,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Starling · House Sparrow · Siskin · Robin +33
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Melanostoma · Hairy Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +15
Melanostoma Melanostoma Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eupeodes Eupeodes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Montbretia · White Stonecrop +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Starling · House Sparrow · Siskin · Robin +33
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Melanostoma · Hairy Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +15
Melanostoma Melanostoma Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eupeodes Eupeodes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wall Cotoneaster · Montbretia · White Stonecrop +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Small-leaved Cotoneaster Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023 Cotoneaster microphyllus2024
Cotoneaster microphyllus2024
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2024
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024 