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Wattsville Recreation Ground

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.61568, -3.14382

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Rhymney River CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
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Cycling

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 47Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eastern boundary of Wattsville

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastern boundary of Wattsville

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🏞️Sirhowy ValleyCountry park1.4 km→🌱Sirhowy Valley Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Waunfawr ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Tredegar GroundsUrban park3.2 km→🌱Risca ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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