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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.57195, -3.16547
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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Syrphus, Sphaerophoria +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Syrphus, Sphaerophoria +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 112 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 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 1 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW1 Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
24,665 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,665 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Tamarisk-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +6
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,665 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Tamarisk-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +6
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga 