The Summerhouse (ruin) 0 ha
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.57376, -3.12211
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Polytrichum, Navelwort +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Polytrichum, Navelwort +2 more · last seen 2022
Free
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 96 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 The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin · Swallow +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Migrant Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +8
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Robin · Swallow +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Migrant Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +8
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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