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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.78449, -3.24623
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 411 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 411 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Curly Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Curly Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 411
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Wales Traverse Walking route ▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 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
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Wildlife to spot
7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Goosander +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Hazel · Guelder-rose +5
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Hazel Corylus avellana Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Holly Ilex aquifolium Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Goosander +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Hazel · Guelder-rose +5
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Hazel Corylus avellana Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Holly Ilex aquifolium Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025 