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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.76775, -3.23533
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, White Clover +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bent, White Clover +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Bramble +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 180 signed routes nearby
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Route 46 Cycling route ▾
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Parc Cwm Darran Black Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Red Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 2 km ▾
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Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 1.2 km ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,048 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Robin +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Syrphus · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright +4
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,048 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Herring Gull · Robin +45
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Syrphus · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Whiskered Veilwort · Lateral Cryphaea · Tree-moss · Springy Turf-moss · an Eyebright +4
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Tree-moss Climacium dendroides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025 an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2025
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Moss
Moss
Bryophyta2025
Bryophyta2025
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2025
Lady's mantle Alchemilla2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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