Nelson Bog

Nelson Bog: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nelson Bog

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Nelson Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.65384, -3.27232. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Bog

• Llancaiach-fawr · museum · Caerphilly County Borough · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Eglwysilan · viewpoint · Caerphilly County Borough · ~4 km · Must-see
• Abercynon Methodist Church · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rhymney Valley · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cefn Eglwysilan · viewpoint · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~7 km · Must-see
• Taff Trail · trek · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ynysangharad Park · park · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Catherine's Church · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Meio · viewpoint · Caerphilly County Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mynydd y Grug · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bethania Chapel · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Cilfach-Yr-Encil · viewpoint · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cefn Gwyngul (south trigpoint) · viewpoint · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~11 km · Must-see
• Caerphilly Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Annes Church · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Bedwellte · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Caerphilly mountain · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Nelson Bog

• Craig Cerrig Gleisiad a Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Powys · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary · sanctuary · Powys · ~41 km · Must-see
• Puxton Park · sanctuary · North Somerset · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Swansea · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Swansea · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dinefwr Park National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Carmarthenshire · ~71 km · Must-see
• WWT Slimbridge · sanctuary · South Gloucestershire · ~76 km · Must-see
• Exmoor National Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~79 km · Must-see
• National Botanic Garden of Wales · sanctuary · Carmarthenshire · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lower Woods Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South Gloucestershire · ~80 km · Must-see

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