🌞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 162m 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 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
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
🚴
Cycling
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113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵
Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
About this nature reserve
Flatwood Meadow is a 3-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Caerphilly, South East Wales. This meadow supports an array of wildflowers and grasses, attracting butterflies and other insects, ideal for quiet contemplation or photography.
