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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.77571, -3.16565
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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 465 🐕 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 465 🐕 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 — House Sparrow, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Fox-and-cubs +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Fox-and-cubs +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 465
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 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
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 46 Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 46
Named route Ref (46) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +30
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Fox-and-cubs · Common Threadwort · Norwegian Earwort · Tumid Notchwort · Ladder Flapwort +21
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2024 Norwegian Earwort Scapania scandica2024 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024 Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris2024 Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +30
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Fox-and-cubs · Common Threadwort · Norwegian Earwort · Tumid Notchwort · Ladder Flapwort +21
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2024 Norwegian Earwort Scapania scandica2024 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024 Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris2024 Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2024
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 2024
2024
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans2024
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2024
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2024
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2024
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2024
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2024
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2024
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2024
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2024
Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
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