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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.75883, -3.16076
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cherry Laurel, Monkeyflower, Japanese Knotweed +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Monkeyflower, Japanese Knotweed +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 467 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Photos Changing rooms building in Duffryn Park, Blaina
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7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dipper · Great Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Blue Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +31
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Small Green Nettle Weevil 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Sycamore
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dipper · Great Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Blue Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +31
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Small Green Nettle Weevil 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Sycamore
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllobius roboretanus
Phyllobius roboretanus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Sphinginus lobatus Sphinginus lobatus
Sphinginus lobatus Sphinginus lobatus
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 