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Western Cemetery

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.47081, -3.26659

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 218m 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 4 (completed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route

Cycleway 5 (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route

Cycleway 5 (completed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds40 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +35

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

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Amphibians5 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +35

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🐸

Amphibians5 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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