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Places › Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.66712, -3.20748
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 120m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 120m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly, Black Sexton Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Greater Bulb-Fly, Black Sexton Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Avens, Sycamore +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Avens, Sycamore +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
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
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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
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Wildlife to spot
15,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Vine Weevil · Lily Beetle · Platycis minutus +13
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Wood Avens · Sycamore · Bee Orchid · Corn Spurrey
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 15,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Vine Weevil · Lily Beetle · Platycis minutus +13
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Wood Avens · Sycamore · Bee Orchid · Corn Spurrey
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
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
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
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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