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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.65096, -3.18566
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 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
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Nant Brynar, Islwyn Park, Pontllanfraith
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Wildlife to spot
12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Coal Tit +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dark-edged Bee-fly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Eurhadina loewii +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Coal Tit +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dark-edged Bee-fly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Eurhadina loewii +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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