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Caerphilly Van Road Allotments

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.57264, -3.21149

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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
  • 🛝Playground 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Viburnum Scale, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Viburnum Scale, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chinese Bramble, Common Tamarisk-moss, Springy Turf-moss +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Chinese Bramble, Common Tamarisk-moss, Springy Turf-moss +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

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

152 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
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Van Road bungalows, Caerphilly

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Van Road bungalows, Caerphilly

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Nearby places

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🌱Llanishen ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Dafydd Williams ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Dafydd Williams ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Morgan Jones ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Bedwas ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3 km→

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