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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.58199, -3.31341
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 307m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 307m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 174 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Cockchafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Adicella reducta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Adicella reducta Adicella reducta Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Forked Veilwort · Mamillate Plait-moss
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Cockchafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Adicella reducta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Adicella reducta Adicella reducta Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Forked Veilwort · Mamillate Plait-moss
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 