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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.61655, -3.12368
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
97 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 The Celtic TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Blue Tit +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +26
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Norway Maple · Red Clover · Cherry Laurel
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Blue Tit +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Feral Cat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +26
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Norway Maple · Red Clover · Cherry Laurel
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2024
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas