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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.62253, -3.18248
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 162m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 162m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +117 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Dilated Scalewort +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 47
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 109 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 Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International 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 ▾
Photos A glimpse of St Theodore's Church, Cwmfelinfach
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Wildlife to spot
2,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch · Goldfinch +40
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch · Goldfinch +40
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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