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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha
Getting here
51.67066, -3.29938
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Snack Ranch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Snack Ranch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Large Red Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 476National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Trevithick TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 477National Cycle Network
Cynon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 478National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
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A reminder of the past, Taff Bargoed Park
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Wildlife to spot
25,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025
Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Crescent-cup Liverwort +5
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,649 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis
- Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025
Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Fairy Beads · Crescent-cup Liverwort +5
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Tamarisk-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss
Thuidium tamariscinum
Thuidium tamariscinum
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum