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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.71245, -3.03656
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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 89m away — 10 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 89m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Common Sorrel, Elder +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
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National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afon Lwyd Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ALG Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Orange Ladybird · Viburnum Scale · Harlequin Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Himalayan Balsam · Winter Heliotrope · Holly · Common Sorrel · Norway Maple +12
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Orange Ladybird · Viburnum Scale · Harlequin Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Himalayan Balsam · Winter Heliotrope · Holly · Common Sorrel · Norway Maple +12
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta2025
Aeshna mixta2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 2025
2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025