Cwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leol
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.69014, -3.03977
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Three-cornered Garlic, White Stonecrop +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Three-cornered Garlic, White Stonecrop +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
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 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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 Afon Lwyd Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ALG Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Track through Cwmynyscoy Local Nature Reserve, Pontypool
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4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Viburnum Scale Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Winter Heliotrope · Holly +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,445 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Viburnum Scale Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Winter Heliotrope · Holly +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lichtensia viburni
Lichtensia viburni
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 Norway Maple
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides2025
Acer platanoides2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025 