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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.65644, -3.50634
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Little Grebe
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Little Grebe, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Little Grebe, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Amber Jelly, Clouded Funnel +21 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Cychoedd-a-Dolenni Loops & LinksWalking route▾
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 883Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 883National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 881National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 882Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
Rhondda Fawr Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 882National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeRef 883Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
SkylineMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Photos
Ystradfechan Recreation Ground pavilion, Cwmparc
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Wildlife to spot
23,112 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,112 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Grey Wagtail +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water Vole · Mole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Simulium · Dicranota · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Biting Midge · Riffle beetles +56
- SimuliumSimulium
- DicranotaDicranota
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Riffle beetlesRiolus
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
🍄Fungi7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blushing Bracket · Tripe Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Peltigera praetextata · Platismatia glauca +2
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata
- Platismatia glaucaPlatismatia glauca
- Coleroa robertianiColeroa robertiani
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Water-crowfoot · Chicory · Tufted Vetch +12
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,112 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Grey Wagtail +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water Vole · Mole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Frog · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Simulium · Dicranota · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Biting Midge · Riffle beetles +56
- SimuliumSimulium
- DicranotaDicranota
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
- Riffle beetlesRiolus
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis
🍄Fungi7 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blushing Bracket · Tripe Fungus · Glistening Inkcap · Peltigera praetextata · Platismatia glauca +2
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata
- Platismatia glaucaPlatismatia glauca
- Coleroa robertianiColeroa robertiani
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Water-crowfoot · Chicory · Tufted Vetch +12
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common Water-crowfootRanunculus aquatilis
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas