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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.74789, -3.37833
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Redhouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Redhouse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +271 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +271 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Garden Lady's-mantle +130 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Yorkshire-fog, Garden Lady's-mantle +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Hemp-nettle, Hogweed, Lesser Hawkbit +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCR 469 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Calon gref, calon haearn/Strong heart, iron heart
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Wildlife to spot
56,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Green Shieldbug Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orchesia undulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Yellow Meadow Ant +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi Green Shieldbug Fairy Beads · Frizzled Pincushion · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Springy Turf-moss +29
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 