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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62637, -3.40950
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Rhondda Fach Trail 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Rhondda Fach Trail 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Cuckoo-Spit Insect +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Cuckoo-Spit Insect +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, New Zealand Willowherb +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, New Zealand Willowherb +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Rhondda Fach Trail
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
96 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Anne's Church, Ynyshir
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Wildlife to spot
2,081 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Field Grasshopper · Common Wasp · Dark Giant Horsefly · Paraleptophlebia submarginata +24
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Field Grasshopper · Common Wasp · Dark Giant Horsefly · Paraleptophlebia submarginata +24
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata Common Blue Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2023
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2023
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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