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Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.76629, -3.10564
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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 ✦ 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 — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Darter +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Darter +42 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 97 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 Llwybr Coety Mawr Footpath
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7,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,237 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Goosander Mergus merganser Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 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 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,237 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Goosander Mergus merganser Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 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 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
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
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 