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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.56090, -3.31733
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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 🛝 Playground 177m 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 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax +141 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
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 159 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
Show on map Photos Main Road, Church Village
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Wildlife to spot
14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · River Skater · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +27
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata River Skater Aquarius najas2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Keeled Skimmer 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Three-cornered Garlic · Japanese Knotweed
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Frog Rana2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · River Skater · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +27
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata River Skater Aquarius najas2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Keeled Skimmer 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Three-cornered Garlic · Japanese Knotweed
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Agapetus Agapetus
Agapetus Agapetus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Muscidae Muscidae2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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