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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.64853, -3.02587
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lodge Hill Circular Walk Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
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 ▾
Photos South side of St Gabriel's Church, Cwmbran
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Wildlife to spot
26,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +7
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Southern Hawker Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Snowberry · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +7
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Southern Hawker Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Snowberry · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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