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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.60360, -3.12217
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large White, Common Darter +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large White, Common Darter +128 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Trig Point on Mynydd Machen - view towards Pen-rhiw Warren
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5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Swallow · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis European Pond Terrapin · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +25
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Creeping Buttercup · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Norway Maple +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Swallow · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis European Pond Terrapin · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +25
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Creeping Buttercup · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Norway Maple +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Donacia clavipes Donacia clavipes
Donacia clavipes Donacia clavipes
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024 Norway Maple
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides2025
Acer platanoides2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 