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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.60583, -3.10392
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Dipper, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — December Moth, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +134 more · last seen 2026; Insects — December Moth, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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 ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dan Y Graig Road bridleway · 337 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 337 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Dan-y-graig cemetery, Risca
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Wildlife to spot
16,285 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,285 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Dipper · Kingfisher · Blackbird · Moorhen +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis European Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Norway Maple · Red Clover · Bluebell +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Norway Maple Acer platanoides Red Clover Trifolium pratense Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,285 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Dipper · Kingfisher · Blackbird · Moorhen +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis European Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly +21
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Norway Maple · Red Clover · Bluebell +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Norway Maple Acer platanoides Red Clover Trifolium pratense Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 