Oakdale Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.67602, -3.17974
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silver Birch, Snowberry, Butterfly-bush +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silver Birch, Snowberry, Butterfly-bush +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
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Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
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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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw · Coal Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 🦌 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
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycis minutus +8
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Silver Birch · Snowberry · Gorse · Butterfly-bush · Compact Rush +8
Silver Birch Betula pendula Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Gorse Ulex europaeus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw · Coal Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 🦌 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
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycis minutus +8
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Silver Birch · Snowberry · Gorse · Butterfly-bush · Compact Rush +8
Silver Birch Betula pendula Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Gorse Ulex europaeus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
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
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
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