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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.63633, -3.12624
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Conocephalum conicum, White Earwort +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Conocephalum conicum, White Earwort +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Twrch Trail
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 105 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 National Cycle Network Route 467 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 467 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,179 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Migrant Hawker · Clusia tigrina · Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Chrysotoxum festivum +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Conocephalum conicum · White Earwort · Blue Passionflower · Lords-and-Ladies
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,179 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Migrant Hawker · Clusia tigrina · Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Chrysotoxum festivum +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Clusia tigrina Clusia tigrina Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Conocephalum conicum · White Earwort · Blue Passionflower · Lords-and-Ladies
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 