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Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.75010, -3.27833
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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 — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Fountain Apple-moss +127 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Fountain Apple-moss +127 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
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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 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 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 411 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 411 National Cycle Network
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Signed route nearby
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 ▾
Named route Length 2 km
Show on map Parc Cwm Darran Brown Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Length 1.2 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,503 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Great Tit · Jackdaw +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Palmate Newt
Frog Rana Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2022 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Non-biting midges · Tanypodinae · Elmis aenea · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus · Green Tiger Beetle +20
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2021 Tanypodinae Tanypodinae2021 Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2021 Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2021 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Japanese Knotweed · Cuckooflower · Cherry Laurel · Montbretia · Wall Cotoneaster +19
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,503 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Great Tit · Jackdaw +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Palmate Newt
Frog Rana Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2022 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Non-biting midges · Tanypodinae · Elmis aenea · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus · Green Tiger Beetle +20
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2021 Tanypodinae Tanypodinae2021 Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2021 Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2021 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Japanese Knotweed · Cuckooflower · Cherry Laurel · Montbretia · Wall Cotoneaster +19
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans2024
Ischnura elegans2024
Meniscus Midge Dixidae2021
Meniscus Midge Dixidae2021
Empididae Empididae2021
Empididae Empididae2021
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2021
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2021
Dicranota Dicranota2021
Dicranota Dicranota2021
Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2021
Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2021
Hydroptila Hydroptila2021
Hydroptila Hydroptila2021
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2021
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2021
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2021
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2021
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2021
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2021
Hemerodromia unilineata Hemerodromia unilineata2021
Hemerodromia unilineata Hemerodromia unilineata2021
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2021
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2021
Dixa Dixa2021
Dixa Dixa2021
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2021
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2021
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2021
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2021
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2021
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2021
Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2021
Leuctra hippopus Leuctra hippopus2021
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2021
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2021
Electrogena Electrogena2021
Electrogena Electrogena2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021 2021
2021
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2021
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus2021
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2021
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2021
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2021
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2021
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2021
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2021
Alpine Haircap Polytrichastrum alpinum2021
Alpine Haircap Polytrichastrum alpinum2021
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina2021
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2021
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2021
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2021
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2021
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2021
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021 