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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.63725, -2.98352
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Yellow Loosestrife +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Yellow Loosestrife +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Farm attraction nearby
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lodge Hill Circular Walk Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 7-spot Ladybird Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 7-spot Ladybird Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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