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51.59903, -3.65940
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Song Thrush +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Song Thrush +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Wall Cotoneaster +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garw Valley Railway path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 884 National Cycle Network
Show on map 885 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 887 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 887 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 88 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 885 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 885 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bryn Goytre Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penhydd Mountain bike route ▾
W² Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Scar Mountain bike route ▾
Y Wal Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Gellideg Trail (Black) Mountain bike route ▾
Darren Fawr - Glengarw Trail (Blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Photos The Red Cow, corner of Alma Rd and Bryn Celyn, Maesteg
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Wildlife to spot
3,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Moorhen · Blackbird · Coot · Dipper +35
Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐝 Insects 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +37
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Rhododendron ponticum +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2021 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Moorhen · Blackbird · Coot · Dipper +35
Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐝 Insects 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +37
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Rhododendron · Rhododendron ponticum +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2021 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer
Keeled Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens
Orthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2022
Small Scabious Mining Bee Andrena marginata2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Adelphocoris quadripunctatus Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2022
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2022
Stictoleptura rubra Stictoleptura rubra2022
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle Cassida murraea2022
Fleabane Tortoise Beetle Cassida murraea2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022 Leycesteria formosa2022
Leycesteria formosa2022
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2021
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2021
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2021
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii2021