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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.67273, -3.18328
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Snowberry, Common Poppy, Silver Birch +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Snowberry, Common Poppy, Silver Birch +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
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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
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Tawny Owl +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycis minutus +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Melanostoma scalare Snowberry · Common Poppy · Silver Birch · Wood Avens · Sycamore +2
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Silver Birch Betula pendula Wood Avens Geum urbanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Coal Tit · Blackbird · Tawny Owl +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycis minutus +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Melanostoma scalare Snowberry · Common Poppy · Silver Birch · Wood Avens · Sycamore +2
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Silver Birch Betula pendula Wood Avens Geum urbanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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