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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.72288, -3.27908
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 476 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 476 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCR 469 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Industrial remnant in the woods above Parc Cwm Darran
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Wildlife to spot
4,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Coal Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Tortoise Bug +29
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Mallard · Coal Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Tortoise Bug +29
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
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