Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.86152, -4.39462
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦12+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Canada Goose
- 🐕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
- 🐦12+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Canada Goose
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Azure Damselfly, Dor Beetle +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Water-pepper, Greater Water-moss +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Birds — Swift, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route574 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 574 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St. Martin's Church, Merthyr.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +7
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Limnephilus lunatus · Azure Damselfly · Dor Beetle · Hornet · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +50
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes2024
- HornetVespa crabro2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2022
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Water-pepper · Greater Water-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fox-tail Feather-moss +25
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +7
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Limnephilus lunatus · Azure Damselfly · Dor Beetle · Hornet · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +50
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes2024
- HornetVespa crabro2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2022
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Water-pepper · Greater Water-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fox-tail Feather-moss +25
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helosciadium nodiflorum
Helosciadium nodiflorum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensRiccardiaRiccardiaRiccardiaRiccardiaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosPelliaPelliaPelliaPelliaKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumRicciaRicciaRicciaRicciaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2022Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2022Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2022Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2022Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022Events & activities nearby
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