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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.66555, -3.22379
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 58m away — 8 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 58m away — 8 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Greater Bulb-Fly, Lily Beetle, Limnephilus sparsus +333 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Greater Bulb-Fly, Lily Beetle, Limnephilus sparsus +333 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Montbretia +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Montbretia +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 69 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 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 National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
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
Show on map Photos Steps up to St David's Church, Fleur-de-Lis
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Wildlife to spot
10,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,950 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Emerald Damselfly +33
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,950 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Greater Bulb-Fly · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Emerald Damselfly +33
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Japanese Knotweed · Montbretia
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lily Beetle
Lily Beetle
Lilioceris lilii
Lilioceris lilii
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae2023
Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera2023
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2023
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2023
Dor Beetle Geotrupes2022
Dor Beetle Geotrupes2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2022 