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Experience Nature on your Doorstep by visiting one of the Living Landscape sites near you. Visit through out the year to appreciate the seasons, and to observe all the wildlife that shares this space with us.

All these special places have public access. Each one supports their own diversity of plant and animal life. See for yourself that Rhondda Cynon Taf is a very special place, with so much nature to explore.

Find your local Living Landscape site on the map below and explore why it is important.

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Cefn-Yr-Hendy
Cefn Yr Hendy
Cefn yr Hendy has three small but
beautiful ancient woodlands. Once used for iron ore mining and limestone quarrying, they are recovered by nature.
Visit Cefn Yr Hendy
Cors-Pant-Marsh
Cors Pant Marsh
Pant Marsh is a rare, species-rich floodplain grassland which depends on the River Clun’s floods and high flows.
Visit Cors Pant Marsh
Glyncornel
Glyncornel
The magnificent woodland and flower-rich meadows of Glyncornel have survived great changes, and you can still find evidence of this rich history today.
Visit Glyncornel
Chwarel-Llanhari
Chwarel Llanhari
Welcome to a superb limestone woodland and calcareous grassland, which is home to an array of wonderful species.
Visit Chwarel Llanhari
Rhos-Llanilltud-Faerdref

Rhos Llanilltud Faerdref

Llantwit Fardre Marsh is a superb wetland, supporting species rich marshy (rhos) pasture, peatbog, and floodplain fen-meadow.
Visit Rhos Llanilltud Faerdref
Parc-Nant-Celyn

Parc Nant Celyn

Parc Nant Celyn is a wonderful, low-lying wetland of biodiversity-rich marshy (rhos) grassland, wet hay meadow, and woodland.
Visit Parc Nant Celyn
Parc-Dowlais

Parc Dowlais

This wonderful site is home to wildflower-rich marshy grassland, wet woodland and the Nant Dowlais.
Visit Parc Dowlais
Parc-Eirin

Parc Eirin

Parc Eirin is part of the Rhos Tonyrefail Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is a nationally important site designated for its wonderful species-rich marshy (rhos) pastures.
Visit Parc Eirin
TY-RHIW
Ty Rhiw
Before you is a wonderful, species-rich ancient woodland of oak, beech, ash, hazel, holly and dogwood.
Visit Ty Rhiw
Amlosgfa-Llwydcoed
Amlosgfa Llwydcoed
The beautiful landscape that wraps around the crematorium is internationally important for its marshy (rhos) pastures and the rare marsh fritillary butterfly.
Visit Amlosgfa Llwydcoed
Caeau-Cwm
Caeau Cwm
Here you’ll find fantastic species-rich marshy grassland (rhos pasture) and peat bog in the Big Meadow.
Visit Caeau Cwm
Cwm Clydach
Cwm Clydach
Clydach Vale Country Park, with its coil spoil grassland, ffridd, woodland, heath, stream and lakes is wonderfully biodiversity rich.
Visit Cwm Clydach
Mynwent-Aberdar
Mynwent Aberdâr
The cemetery is home to this wonderful area of flower-rich ancient grassland and marshy (rhos) pasture, looked after by ‘cut and collect’ hay management.
Visit Mynwent Aberdâr
Mynwent-Cefn-y-Parc
Mynwent Cefn y Parc
The cemetery is home to a wonderful hay meadow, looked after by ‘cut and collect’ management.
Visit Mynwent Cefn y Parc
Mynwent-Llanharan
Mynwent Llanharan
This is a wonderful and rare wildflowerrich meadow, looked after by ‘cut and collect’ hay management.
Visit Mynwent Llanharan
Mynwent-Ty-Rhiw
Mynwent Ty Rhiw
The cemetery is home to this wonderful area of flower-rich grassland, looked after by ‘cut and collect’ hay management.
Visit Mynwent Ty Rhiw
Parc-Aberdar
Parc Aberdar
Darran Park has ancient roots. Llyn y Forwyn (Maiden's Pool) is famed in Welsh legend, and surrounding it are towering crags with an ancient oak, alder, and hazel woodland.
Visit Parc Aberdar
Parc-y-Darran
Parc y Darran
Before you is a wonderful, species-rich ancient woodland of oak, beech, ash, hazel, holly and dogwood.
Visit Parc y Darran
Parc-Heddwch
Parc Heddwch
Before you is a beautiful floodplain meadow, kept wet by the River Cynon.
Visit Parc Heddwch
Parc-Pont-y-Clun
Parc Pont-y-Clun
Enjoy the wonderful wildflowers of the mini hay meadows and verges of Pontyclun.
Visit Parc Pont-y-Clun
Ynysddu
Ynysddu
Here is a precious survivor of the flood meadows that once ran like a ribbon along the Ely Valley.
Visit Ynysddu
Parc-Blaennantygroes
Parc Blaennantygroes
Before you is a wonderful wildflower grassland. Here, mown grass has naturally been replaced by native wildflowers thanks to a simple management change.
Visit Parc Blaennantygroes
Cefn-Don
Cefn Don
With tremendous views of Hirwaun’s glacial cwms, Cefn Don is a great reminder of the beauty and biodiversity that we have on our doorstep.
Visit Cefn Don
Craig-yr-Hesg
Craig yr Hesg
Overlooking Pontypridd, Craig yr Hesg is a magnificent ancient woodland with a rich mosaic of habitats.
Visit Craig yr Hesg
Cwm-Clydach-2
Cwm Clydach
Clydach Vale Country Park, with its coil spoil grassland, ffridd, woodland, heath, stream and lakes is wonderfully biodiversity rich.
Visit Cwm Clydach
Rhos-Cwmdar
Rhos Cwmdar
Here you will find a wonderful expanse of marshy (rhos) pasture, acid grassland and woodland.
Visit Rhos Cwmdar
Coed-Tarren-y-Bwllfa
Coed Tarren y Bwllfa
At the westernmost edge of Dare Valley Country Park is this wonderful, wet alder woodland.
Visit Coed Tarren y Bwllfa
Melin-yr-Hom
Melin yr Hom
Here the Rhondda Fawr River follows an ancient unaltered course, providing, as it has for centuries, a source of life for the county’s rich biodiversity.
Visit Melin yr Hom
Mynwent-Bryn-y-Gaer
Mynwent Bryn y Gaer
The cemetery is home to this wonderful area of flower-rich grassland, looked after by ‘cut and collect’ hay management.
Visit Mynwent Bryn y Gaer
Parc-Blaenrhondda
Parc Blaenrhondda
This beautiful park sits below the awe-inspiring summit of Pen Pych, in the heart of the Rhondda’s wonderful glacial landscapes.
Visit Parc Blaenrhondda
Penrhiwceiber
Penrhiwceiber
Between the sports pitches, wildlife has found a home.
Visit Penrhiwceiber
Ynysangharad-War-Memorial-Park
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park
This part of the park is now wonderfully wildflower-rich thanks to ‘cut and collect’ management.
Visit Ynysangharad War Memorial Park