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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.76202, -3.24986
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 2 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 +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, Sweet Vernal-grass +153 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, Sweet Vernal-grass +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Bramble +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 165 signed routes nearby
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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 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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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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Wildlife to spot
2,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Stonechat +44
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-legged Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright · Moss +2
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 2,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Stonechat +44
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-legged Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright · Moss +2
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
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024 2025
2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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