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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.69213, -3.19130
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 467 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 467 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Silver Birch, Snowberry +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Silver Birch, Snowberry +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 467
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 467 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Yellow Meadow Ant · Platycis minutus · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025 Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Silver Birch · Snowberry · Butterfly-bush · Compact Rush · Rosebay Willowherb +8
Silver Birch Betula pendula Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Broom Cytisus scoparius Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Yellow Meadow Ant · Platycis minutus · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025 Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Silver Birch · Snowberry · Butterfly-bush · Compact Rush · Rosebay Willowherb +8
Silver Birch Betula pendula Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Broom Cytisus scoparius Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora 