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Bovil Cottage

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.59764, -3.13058

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Common Tamarisk-moss +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Common Tamarisk-moss +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

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

97 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 465Cycling route
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
Rhymney Trail (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef NCN468 (Proposed)Local cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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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

Derelict buildings at Bovil

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Derelict buildings at Bovil

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rogerstone Welfare GroundUrban park4.7 km→🏞️Sirhowy ValleyCountry park2.9 km→🌱Sirhowy Valley Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Waunfawr ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Tredegar GroundsUrban park2.4 km→🌱Risca ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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