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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.67889, -3.02325
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 49 ☕ Grounded Coffee & Wellness — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 49 ☕ Grounded Coffee & Wellness — a good base for a longer summer day out £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Three-cornered Garlic +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 49
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Afon Lwyd Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ALG Local cycle route
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
6,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Daubenton's Bat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Giant Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Maidenhair Spleenwort +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2024 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Daubenton's Bat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Giant Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Maidenhair Spleenwort +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2024 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 2025
2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
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