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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.66530, -3.21374
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Great Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Lily Beetle · Cicadella viridis +12
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Montbretia · Japanese Knotweed
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Great Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Lily Beetle · Cicadella viridis +12
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Montbretia · Japanese Knotweed
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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