Cross Fence House - travellors rest - Smiths
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.71840, -3.11077
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▾ ☀️ 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +61 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Redshank, Polytrichum commune s.str. +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Redshank, Polytrichum commune s.str. +76 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
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Route 492 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 492 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 326 m ▾
Named route Ref 466 Length 326 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 32 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Green Woodpecker +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Lesser Potato Bryum · Bristly Haircap · Silky Forklet-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Dense Fringe-moss +22
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum2024 Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024 Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024 Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2024 White Stonecrop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Green Woodpecker +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Lesser Potato Bryum · Bristly Haircap · Silky Forklet-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Dense Fringe-moss +22
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum2024 Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2024 Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024 Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2024 Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2024 White Stonecrop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius maculicornis2025
Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius maculicornis2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Sedum album
Sedum album
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2024
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2024
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum2024
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum2024
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens2024
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens2024
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2024
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2024
Polytrichum perigoniale Polytrichum perigoniale2024
Polytrichum perigoniale Polytrichum perigoniale2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2024
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2024
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana2024
Syntrichia montana var. montana Syntrichia montana var. montana2024
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2024
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2024
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2024 