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51.58339, -3.42026
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Llantrisant Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Abandoned shop, Pretoria Rd, Tonyrefail
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5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Blue Tit · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Small Scabious Mining Bee · Silver-sided Nomad Bee +37
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2023 Silver-sided Nomad Bee Nomada argentata2023 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Capillary Thread-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,167 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Blue Tit · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Small Scabious Mining Bee · Silver-sided Nomad Bee +37
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2023 Silver-sided Nomad Bee Nomada argentata2023 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Capillary Thread-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2022
Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2022
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2022
River Skater Aquarius najas
River Skater Aquarius najas
Agapetus Agapetus
Agapetus Agapetus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2024
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2023
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Black-horned Nomad Bee Nomada rufipes2023
Black-horned Nomad Bee Nomada rufipes2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2022
Nut Weevil Curculio nucum2022
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata2022
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata2022
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2022
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2022
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2022
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2022
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2022
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2022
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2022
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2022
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Tachina ursina Tachina ursina2022
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2021
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021 