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Places › Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.62162, -3.13010
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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 🐕 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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Raspberry, Common Threadwort
Varies
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
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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 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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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 EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 196 m ▾
Named route Ref 47 Length 196 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos East side of Pandy Park, Crosskeys
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Wildlife to spot
3,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Mallard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · White Earwort · Red Clover · Blue Passionflower · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Mallard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · White Earwort · Red Clover · Blue Passionflower · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Donacia clavipes Donacia clavipes
Donacia clavipes Donacia clavipes
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2024 Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 