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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.76734, -3.10199
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 92 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 46 Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 46
Named route Ref (46) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Footpath up from rear of Coity Terrace
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7,707 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,707 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Coot · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker · Black Darter +16
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,707 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Coot · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker · Black Darter +16
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Slender Bodied Digger Wasp Crabro cribrarius
Slender Bodied Digger Wasp Crabro cribrarius
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 