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The Drope South

9 ha

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51.47204, -3.27738

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 289m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 289m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (completed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 5 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route

Port Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,894 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,894 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🐸

Amphibians5 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,894 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summer

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🐸

Amphibians5 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Wasp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from The Drope Road bridge.

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