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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.59206, -3.13106
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Small White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Small White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Common Tamarisk-moss +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Common Tamarisk-moss +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 98 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 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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 Track to farm buildings, Machen
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Wildlife to spot
5,510 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Dunnock +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Batman Hoverfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +12
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Cherry Laurel
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Dunnock +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Batman Hoverfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +12
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Cherry Laurel
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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