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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.76928, -3.24359
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Orchid House Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Orchid House Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km166 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 469Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network 466Cycling route▾
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route1.2 km▾
Named routeLength 1.2 km
Photos
![Restored Ice House, Bedwellty Park [2]](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/56/49/2564926_6190e606.jpg)
Restored Ice House, Bedwellty Park [2]
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Mallard +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
🌿Plants12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Darwin's Barberry +7
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Goldfinch · Mallard +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
🌿Plants12 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Darwin's Barberry +7
- Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025Pine WeevilHylobius abietis2025ApionApion2025ApionApion2025Kidney Vetch
Kidney Vetch
Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2025an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2025MossBryophyta2025MossBryophyta2025Lady's mantleAlchemilla2025Lady's mantleAlchemilla2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025