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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.75614, -3.19393
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network 466 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network 466 🐕 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
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network 466
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Common Nettle, Elegant Bristle-moss +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Common Nettle, Elegant Bristle-moss +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
159 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 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 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
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7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wood Duck · Mallard +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wood Duck Aix sponsa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Speckled Wood · Peacock · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small White +17
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Elegant Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wood Duck · Mallard +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wood Duck Aix sponsa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Speckled Wood · Peacock · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small White +17
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Elegant Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024 