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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.54494, -3.27133
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Hornet Hoverfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Hornet Hoverfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed, Shining Hookeria +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed, Shining Hookeria +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 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 View over Taffs Well from Garth Hill
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Wildlife to spot
15,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Yellow Meadow Ant +5
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shining Hookeria · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Garden Lady's-mantle
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Yellow Meadow Ant +5
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shining Hookeria · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Garden Lady's-mantle
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 