Windy Ridge Allotment and Gardening Project
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.65507, -3.17565
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 🐕 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 104 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 469 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 469 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 468 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 468 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Cwm Braenar, Pontllanfraith
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Wildlife to spot
7,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,335 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon +37
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dark-edged Bee-fly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Montbretia
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,335 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon +37
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dark-edged Bee-fly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +15
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Montbretia
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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