News

A short section of National Cycle Route 47 between Nelson and Parc Penallta will be closed to all users from 20:00 on Saturday 27th March to 17:00 on Monday 29th March.

As a late addition to National Nestbox Week a new owl box has been erected on Penallta Marsh. It was supplied and installed by Reginald Moore Ltd, in partnership with the Countryside Service, as mitigation for building works in Nelson.

This month, Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) donated 25 colourful bird boxes to Parc Cwm Darran.  The donation came in time for National Nestbox Week which ran from February 14-21 and encourages the public to create homes for nesting birds and promotes the conservation and diversity of wildlife.

Have you noticed the birds are singing again? Spring is happening and right now, our birds are looking for suitable places to nest. Most of our country park trees are quite young with very few nest holes. So as it is National Nestbox Week, CCBC Countryside Service will be showing how they’ve been helping provide new nests sites and with the help of local school children.

The section of National Cycle Route 47 between Full Moon Cottage in Sirhowy Valley Country Park and Islwyn Road, Crosskeys is closed to all users to allow essential repairs to be made to the Full Moon River Bridge. The bridge suffered damage from flood water in March 2020 and it will remain closed until the work is completed.

A new hedge has recently been planted at Full Moon in Sirhowy Valley Country Park to improve the entrance for both its wildlife and landscape value.

The car parks at Parc Cwm Darran will be closed for short periods during February for repairs.

Residents across the Caerphilly county borough are being reminded that they must not drive to country parks or other beauty spots for exercise, unless they have a reasonable excuse as defined in the regulations.

The latest versions of “Penallta Yafflings” and “Meanderings”, the wildlife newsletters for Parc Penallta and the Riverside Park, are now available to read or download.

At today’s meeting of Cabinet (Wednesday 13th), a set of parking tariff proposals were unanimously agreed, including the removal of the existing pay and display fees in 5 of the authority’s Country Parks, as Cabinet recognise the significant health benefits of utilising the sites.

New restrictions in place for organised sports announced on 19th December 2020

Primary school pupils in the Caerphilly county borough are planting ‘hedgerows of hope’ to celebrate National Tree Week and in a bid to tackle climate change.

There’s a huge, hidden art gallery waiting to be discovered in Caerphilly county borough.

Following the Welsh Government’s announcement of a firebreak to help combat coronavirus all our parks and playgrounds will remain open throughout the period. 

Parc Cwm Darran Visitor Centre and Lakeside View Café to close for the winter at the end of September.

Council play areas and outdoor gyms reopened on Monday 20 July 2020. 

Following the announcement by Welsh Government we have taken the decision to reopen the car parks within our Country Parks in the County Borough with immediate effect (from Saturday 30th May).

Following a change in the Welsh Government guidance fishing can now be undertaken at all Caerphilly Council owned waters as part of your daily exercise regime, providing that you continue to adhere to the following guidance.

The planned felling of larch infected with Phytopthera ramorum, which is more commonly known as larch disease, has started in the Sirhowy Valley. 

The CCBC Countryside Team have launched a brand-new Facebook page to help make the most of our time in lockdown during Coronavirus. 

Temporary Closure of Mynydd Islwyn Footpaths

Caerphilly, along with many other councils across Wales, has taken the decision, in the interests of public health, to close the enclosed children’s play areas, MUGAs, skate parks, municipal and country parks

Hot off the presses is volume 5 of Penallta Yafflings, our regular newsletter about the wildlife found in Parc Penallta. Download and read your copy below.

Countryside Rangers and Islwyn Anglers have been working together at Pen-y-Fan Pond to improve the biodiversity of the pond and surrounding wetland.

A major operation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to remove diseased larch trees from forestry in the Sirhowy Valley will begin mid-February.