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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.66476, -3.25153
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 on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads, Frizzled Pincushion +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Fairy Beads, Frizzled Pincushion +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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 Photos Tree-lined Church Road side of St Catwg's Church, Gelligaer
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Wildlife to spot
5,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Goldcrest · Grey Heron · Blackbird +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle +14
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +3
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,544 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Goldcrest · Grey Heron · Blackbird +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle +14
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Fairy Beads · Big Shaggy-moss · Frizzled Pincushion · Springy Turf-moss +3
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria2025
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria2025 