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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.83335, -3.02437
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Tansy +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Tansy +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beacons Way Walking route 152 km ▾
Named route Length 152 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 The Skirrid trail in the Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley, East Wales Walking route 6.4 km ▾
This energetic walk takes you through woodland and out onto open mountainside, before a steep climb to the summit which offers splendid views of the surrounding countryside and St Michael's Church on the summit of the Skirrid.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Cycle across the Beacons Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The Hill Gardens, Abergavenny
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Wildlife to spot
22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Swine-cress · Tansy · Sessile Oak
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Swine-cress · Tansy · Sessile Oak
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 