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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.65133, -3.40338
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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 National Cycle Network Route 47 🐕 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 National Cycle Network Route 47 🐕 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, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 47
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +2 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 ▾
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 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
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Wildlife to spot
2,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Blue Damselfly · Simulium · Carabus granulatus · Halesus radiatus · Halesus +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Simulium Simulium Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025 Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2024 Halesus Halesus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Blue Damselfly · Simulium · Carabus granulatus · Halesus radiatus · Halesus +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Simulium Simulium Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025 Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2024 Halesus Halesus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 