Parc Blaenrhondda

Come regularly from spring through to early autumn to enjoy the succession of stunning wildflowers, and the butterflies, moths, bees and grasshoppers that have fou d a home here. In the autumn after the grass is cut, look for brightly coloured waxcap fungi. At any time of year, you may see green woodpeckers probing at Blaenrhondda’s ancient anthills with their long beaks and sticky tongues in search of a tasty meal.

Look for the vibrant flowers of tormentil, devil’s-bit scabious, heath bedstraw, heather and greater burnet. Try to spot charming small copper butterflies and the rare, green, day-flying forester moth, both of which lay their eggs on sheep’s sorrel. Field mice and voles also live here and attract night-visiting tawny owls and polecats.