Aberbargoed Grasslands
Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Rhymney Valley in Mid & South Glamorgan, South Wales. The area was designated a national nature reserve in 2012 largely due to its population of marsh fritillary butterflies.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales
- Also known as: “Aberbargoed Grasslands National Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pengam railway station and Bargoed railway station.
Pengam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pengam railway station is situated in Pengam on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network in South Wales. It is also the nearest station to the town of Blackwood and is the second busiest station on the Rhymney Line, after Caerphilly.
Bargoed railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network and is located close to the Bargoed Interchange bus station.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilfach Fargoed railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gilfach, in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackwood and Bargoed.
Blackwood
Town
Photo: cwpritchard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackwood is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough.
Bargoed
Town
Photo: Kev Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bargoed is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly.
Gelligaer
Town
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gelligaer is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. As well as the village of Gelligaer, the community also includes the small towns of Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach.
Aberbargoed Grasslands
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and recreation area
- Location: Bargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6853° or 51° 41′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.2116° or 3° 12′ 42″ westInception
2012Operator
Caerphilly District CouncilOpen location code
9C3RMQPQ+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 120032345OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q20599191
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In Other Languages
“Aberbargoed Grasslands” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Glaswelltiroedd Aberbargod”
- Welsh: “Gwellt-diroedd Aberbargoed”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bedwellty and Gilfach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aberbargoed Fire Station and Coed Ty’n-y-pwll.
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