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🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.73976, -3.50996
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Basidiomycete, Small Stagshorn, Milky Conecap +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Platycheirus albimanus, Meliscaeva cinctella +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
Sgwd yr Eira TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 478Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route690 m▾
Named routeRef 478Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
SkylineMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Wildlife to spot
32,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva cinctella · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Wasp +34
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red WaspVespula rufa
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cicadella viridis
Basidiomycete · Small Stagshorn · Milky Conecap · Marasmiellus tricolor · Brown Mottlegill
- BasidiomyceteBasidiomycota
- Small StagshornCalocera cornea
- Milky ConecapConocybe albipes
- Marasmiellus tricolorMarasmiellus tricolor
- Brown MottlegillPanaeolina foenisecii
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Eyebright · Red Bartsia · Common Ragwort · Lesser Stitchwort +29
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,553 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Greater Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Sericomyia silentis · Platycheirus albimanus · Meliscaeva cinctella · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Wasp +34
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red WaspVespula rufa
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cicadella viridis
Basidiomycete · Small Stagshorn · Milky Conecap · Marasmiellus tricolor · Brown Mottlegill
- BasidiomyceteBasidiomycota
- Small StagshornCalocera cornea
- Milky ConecapConocybe albipes
- Marasmiellus tricolorMarasmiellus tricolor
- Brown MottlegillPanaeolina foenisecii
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Eyebright · Red Bartsia · Common Ragwort · Lesser Stitchwort +29
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAdelphocoris quadripunctatusAdelphocoris quadripunctatusAdelphocoris quadripunctatusAdelphocoris quadripunctatusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiWhite-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumWhite-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumBroad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatusBroad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonicaants, bees and waspsHymenopteraants, bees and waspsHymenopteraCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaScaeva seleniticaYellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipesYellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipesEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaBilberry BumblebeeBombus monticolaXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraPale ToadflaxLinaria repensPale ToadflaxLinaria repensCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensHazelCorylusHazelCorylus