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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.76359, -3.25144
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 324m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 324m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, White Clover +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, White Clover +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Bramble +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Length 1.2 km
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3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Coot · Robin +50
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright +3
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Moss Bryophyta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Coot · Robin +50
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright +3
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Moss Bryophyta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 2025
2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 