St Mary the Virgin's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.60095, -3.64194
Open directionsv
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 Blackbird and Song Thrush
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 885
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Song Thrush
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 885
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 885 (Proposed)
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway pathCycling route▾
Named routeRef 884National Cycle Network
885Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Route 887Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network
NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network
Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
PenhyddMountain bike route▾
W²Mountain bike route▾
Blue ScarMountain bike route▾
Y WalMountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black)Mountain bike route▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue)Mountain bike route▾
Photos
St Mary the Virgin church, Troedrhiwgarth, Maesteg
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,143 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐝Insects47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Stictoleptura rubra +42
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,143 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐝Insects47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Stictoleptura rubra +42
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas