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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.53980, -3.46405
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Himalayan Balsam, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackcap +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · European Pond Terrapin
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Golden-ringed Dragonfly Himalayan Balsam · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Bifid Crestwort +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackcap +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Shrew · Harvest Mouse
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · European Pond Terrapin
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus · Melanostoma scalare +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Golden-ringed Dragonfly Himalayan Balsam · Entire-leaved Cotoneaster · Japanese Knotweed · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Bifid Crestwort +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Entire-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2024 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus2025
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2024 2024
2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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