Crow Valley Central Recreation Grounds
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
51.64014, -3.00615
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Boat House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Boat House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route
137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Route 492Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
NCN Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Afon Lwyd & Cwmbran Boating Lake
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,938 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +11
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry · Gorse · Yellow Loosestrife
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,938 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +11
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry · Gorse · Yellow Loosestrife
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEvents & activities nearby
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