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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Blaenau Gwent Getting here
51.76536, -3.16071
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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, Wren +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Shieldbug, Blue-tailed Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Shieldbug, Blue-tailed Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 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 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 National Cycle Network Route 46 Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 46
Named route Ref (46) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dipper · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis rustica · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Japanese Knotweed · Nuttall's Waterweed · Monkeyflower
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2024 Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dipper · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Cantharis rustica · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans +34
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Japanese Knotweed · Nuttall's Waterweed · Monkeyflower
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2024 Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Sphinginus lobatus Sphinginus lobatus
Sphinginus lobatus Sphinginus lobatus
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Formica lemani Formica lemani
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024 