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St Denys Church

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Rhymney TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route

Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

81,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

81,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris

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Plants18 species

winter

2026

Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +13

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

81,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris

🌿

Plants18 species

winter

2026

Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +13

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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