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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.94175, -3.47078
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chaffinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chaffinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Chaffinch, Kingfisher +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Mole, Rabbit +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, Pilaria discicollis, Common Flower Bug +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Snowberry +148 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Upper Tarell Valley Walk, East Wales Walking route 8 km ▾
Follow a glaciated valley down the 18th-century main road from the Midlands to Cardiff. This circular follows the Taff trail & has views of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) with the cliffs of Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad National Nature Reserve.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the Beacons Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Summit rocks of Twyn y Gaer
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Wildlife to spot
2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Golden Plover · Skylark · House Martin · Chaffinch · Swallow +35
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 2-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil · Common Darter · Violet Ground Beetle +7
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Dermatocarpon
Dermatocarpon Dermatocarpon Himalayan Balsam · Lemanea · Great Willowherb · Brook-side Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata +24
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Lemanea Lemanea Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Golden Plover · Skylark · House Martin · Chaffinch · Swallow +35
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Rabbit · Red Fox +6
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 2-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil · Common Darter · Violet Ground Beetle +7
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Dermatocarpon
Dermatocarpon Dermatocarpon Himalayan Balsam · Lemanea · Great Willowherb · Brook-side Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata +24
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Lemanea Lemanea Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
American Mink Neovison vison2024
American Mink Neovison vison2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Water-pepper
Water-pepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Persicaria hydropiper
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Wood Club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus
Wood Club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis
Pellia Pellia
Pellia Pellia
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Fissidens Fissidens
Fissidens Fissidens
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024 