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Getting here
51.61262, -3.54366
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Visiting this summer
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 Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Himalayan Balsam +86 more · last seen 2020
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 883National Cycle Network
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Afan Valley Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black)Mountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2023
🐝Insects14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Green Shieldbug +9
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2023
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2023
🐝Insects14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Green Shieldbug +9
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2023
- Green Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2023
Palomena prasina2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceusMeloe proscarabaeus/violaceus2023Meloe proscarabaeus/violaceusMeloe proscarabaeus/violaceus2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2022Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2022Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2022Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2022Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2021Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021