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St Cattwg's Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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 Grey Heron and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Dipper +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Mole, Lesser Horseshoe Bat +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Common Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cuckooflower +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Upper Tarell Valley Walk, East WalesWalking route8 km

Follow a glaciated valley down the 18th-century main road from the Midlands to Cardiff. This circular follows the Taff trail & has views of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) with the cliffs of Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad National Nature Reserve.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route991 m

Named routeRef 8Length 991 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route178 m

Named routeRef 8Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route678 m

Named routeRef 8Length 678 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 8Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springautumn

2026

Magpie · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +49

MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

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Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

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Insects13 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hornet · Liophloeus tessulatus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +8

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
HornetVespa crabro
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

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Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Ramsons · Sanicle · Bluebell · Snowdrop +9

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,956 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springautumn

2026

Magpie · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +49

MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Hornet · Liophloeus tessulatus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +8

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
HornetVespa crabro
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

🌿

Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Ramsons · Sanicle · Bluebell · Snowdrop +9

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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