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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.66228, -3.25903
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trevithick Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 477 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cynon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 478 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 467 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Gorse Weevil +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Helina evecta Helina evecta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Helina evecta · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Gorse Weevil +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Helina evecta Helina evecta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +2
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
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