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Places › Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.61200, -3.14824
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Dipper, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Dipper, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 47
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
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
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
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 ▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ty Canol Lane restricted byway · 414 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 414 m Path type: track
Show on map Penrhiw Lane restricted byway · 782 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 782 m Path type: track
Show on map Ty Canol Lane bridleway · 187 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 187 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Parc Gwledig Sirhywi / Sirhowy Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +16
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Red Clover
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Wren +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +16
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Red Clover
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina2025
Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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