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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Merthyr Tydfil Getting here
51.64865, -3.30912
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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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +149 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Raspberry, Two-horned Pincerwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhondda Fach Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 881 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +16
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Sylvicola fenestralis · Trichocera regelationis +16
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2025
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025
Potamophylax Potamophylax2025 Little Shaggy-moss
Little Shaggy-moss
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
