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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.70275, -3.20594
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia, Eristalis pertinax, Syritta pipiens +169 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cheilosia, Eristalis pertinax, Syritta pipiens +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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National Cycle Network Route 469 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map National Cycle Network Route 467 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 141 m ▾
Named route Ref 468 Length 141 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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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 ▾
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8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Woodpigeon +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Cheilosia · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax +46
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cheilosia Cheilosia2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Woodpigeon +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Syritta pipiens · Cheilosia · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax +46
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cheilosia Cheilosia2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Forked Veilwort · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme · Whiskered Veilwort +4
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dilta chateri Dilta chateri
Dilta chateri Dilta chateri
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2025
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025 Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum 