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Caerphilly Common

📷 M J Roscoe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.56189, -3.22584

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cheilosia illustrata +126 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Cheilosia illustrata +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Rosebay Willowherb, Japanese Knotweed +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Knapweed, Rosebay Willowherb, Japanese Knotweed +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Velvet Brittlegill, Daisy Rust, Ramularia ulmariae +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Velvet Brittlegill, Daisy Rust, Ramularia ulmariae +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named 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

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Treforest Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cuckoo House, Caerphilly Common

📷 M J Roscoe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cuckoo House, Caerphilly Common

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🌱Llanishen ParkUrban park4.1 km→🦉GLAMORGANSHIRE CANALNature reserve4.6 km→🏞️Forest FarmCountry park4.9 km→🌱Dafydd Williams ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Dafydd Williams ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Morgan Jones ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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