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Tabor Congregational Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Garlic Waxcap, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Cobalt Crust +36 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Garlic Waxcap, Nettle Clustercup Rust, Cobalt Crust +36 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Greater Bulb-Fly, Eristalis pertinax +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Greater Bulb-Fly, Eristalis pertinax +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Red Clover, Cuckooflower +132 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tormentil, Red Clover, Cuckooflower +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Black Currant, Hawthorn, Wild Strawberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route539 m
Named routeRef 47Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route278 m
Named routeRef 467Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overgrown former Tabor church, Maesycwmmer

Overgrown former Tabor church, Maesycwmmer

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