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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Rhondda Cynon Taf Getting here
51.62428, -3.40921
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Olives (Baetidae), Polycentropodidae +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae), Olives (Baetidae), Polycentropodidae +110 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 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
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 ▾
96 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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1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Carrion Crow · Raven +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Field Grasshopper · Common Wasp · Dark Giant Horsefly · Paraleptophlebia submarginata +24
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata 🌿 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 1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · House Martin · Carrion Crow · Raven +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Field Grasshopper · Common Wasp · Dark Giant Horsefly · Paraleptophlebia submarginata +24
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2023 Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata 🌿 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
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae) Ephemerellidae2024
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024
Polycentropodidae Polycentropodidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
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
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
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
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023 