Wattstown Rugby Football Club
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51.63191, -3.41391
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 232m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Song Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Song Thrush +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Sericostoma personatum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +100 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Sericostoma personatum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +100 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam +74 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Himalayan Balsam +74 more · last seen 2025
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Dipper · Goldfinch +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Hedgehog · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Frog Rana2022 🐝 Insects 47 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Bibio pomonae · Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa +42
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Hydropsyche Hydropsyche Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Dipper · Goldfinch +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Hedgehog · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Frog Rana2022 🐝 Insects 47 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Bibio pomonae · Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula paludosa +42
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Hydropsyche Hydropsyche Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · White Stonecrop · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
stoneflies Plecoptera
stoneflies Plecoptera
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae
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
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
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
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
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022
Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius maculicornis2022
Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius maculicornis2022
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2021
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2021
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2021
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2021
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2021
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2021
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2021
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2021
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2021
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2021
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2021
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2021
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2021
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Lepidostomatidae Lepidostomatidae2021
Lepidostomatidae Lepidostomatidae2021
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2021
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2021
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2021
Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2021
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2021
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2021
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2021
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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