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Babington Meadow

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.77719, -2.69569

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Club-tail +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Club-tail +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Buttercup, Spiked Water-milfoil +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Buttercup, Spiked Water-milfoil +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Fennel Pondweed, Amphibious Bistort, Mint

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Babington Meadow, Penallt

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Babington Meadow, Penallt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Drybridge ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Babington MeadowUrban park0 m→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.8 km→🌱Millennium FieldsUrban park3.5 km→🌱The KyminUrban park3.6 km→

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