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Abercarn Welfare Ground

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, White Earwort, Blue Passionflower +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Rhymney River CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
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Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 466Cycling route
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

English Baptist Church Sunday School, Abercarn

English Baptist Church Sunday School, Abercarn

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