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51.63149, -3.41055
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Sericostoma personatum, Hairy Shieldbug +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Sericostoma personatum, Hairy Shieldbug +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & Links Walking route ▾
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 882 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fawr Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 882 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Lower Bailey St, Wattstown
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2,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,395 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Carrion Crow · Dipper +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bibio pomonae · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa · Common Wasp · Hairy Shieldbug +30
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,395 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Carrion Crow · Dipper +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Bibio pomonae · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa · Common Wasp · Hairy Shieldbug +30
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva2023
Rhagonycha fulva2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2023
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2023
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2023
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2023
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2023 