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Fernlea Allotments

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.61514, -3.10188

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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
  • 🛝Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rhymney River CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
Link to The Celtic TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Molehills, allotments and houses, Fernlea, Risca

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Molehills, allotments and houses, Fernlea, Risca

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rogerstone Welfare GroundUrban park3.8 km→🏞️Sirhowy ValleyCountry park4.3 km→🌱Sirhowy Valley Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Tredegar GroundsUrban park900 m→🌱Risca ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Waunfawr ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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