Other Places for Wildlife

Rudry Common, Caerphilly.

Grid Reference: ST183865
Walled pastures, hilltop grasslands and woodland edges. Bog Asphodel and Southern Marsh Orchid can be found in wetter areas. Look out for Stonchat sentries on the gorse.

Caerphilly Mountain, Caerphilly.

Grid Reference: ST157865A
popular hilltop common with a network of paths criss-cross through the Gorse, Wimberry and Sedges. Great for Skylarks, Yellowhammer and Whinchats. Look out for lizards and snakes!

Coed Craig Ruperra, Draethen.

Grid Reference: ST229871
A recovering ancient woodland owned and managed by Ruperra Conservation Trust. Visit in springtime for Bluebells and Wild Daffodils.

Tel: 029 2088 5840

Caerphilly Woodlands, Caerphilly.

A large area of mixed woodland with streams, bogs and disused workings. Home for nationally scarce Dormice, look out for the nibbled hazelnuts! Woods are full of fungi in the autumn.

Tel: 029 2088 6863

Pen-y- fan Pond, Oakdale.

Grid Reference: SO199008
Worth visiting in the winter months for over wintering Tufted Duck, Pochard with occasional Goldeneye and Great Crested Grebe. Home to the locally rare Shoreweed.

Tel: 01495 270991

Parc Penallta, Ystrad Mynach.

Grid Reference: ST139956
Great grasslands to hear Skylarks singing. You may see Hares by the pit pony sculpture. Wetlands are home for the Great Crested Newt. Three waymarked trails guide you around the park.

Tel: 01443 875557

Twmbarlwm, Cwmcarn.

Grid Reference: ST243925
A great place to walk amongst Heather and Wimberry heath and in the wetter areas to see bog mosses and the white heads of Common Cotton Grass.

Dan y Graig, Risca.

Grid Reference: ST235905
A nature reserve owned and managed by the Gwent Wildlife Trust. A rare example of limestone grassland, scarce in the county. Wildflowers and butterflies galore!

Tel: 01600 715501