Garnlydan Presbyterian Church in Wales
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.80320, -3.21310
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ramsons, an Eyebright, Foxglove +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, an Eyebright, Foxglove +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 46 Link
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Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,574 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,574 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Pied Wagtail +34
Wigeon Mareca penelope Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Welsh Chafer 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · an Eyebright
Ramsons Allium ursinum an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,574 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Pied Wagtail +34
Wigeon Mareca penelope Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Pine Marten
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Welsh Chafer 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · an Eyebright
Ramsons Allium ursinum an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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