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Getting here
51.77717, -2.69570
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Club-tail +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Smaller Lattice-moss, Fennel Pondweed +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
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
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Babington Meadow, Penallt
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Wildlife to spot
20,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren +36
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +23
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Perfoliate Pondweed +30
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
- Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
- Enteromorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren +36
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +23
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Perfoliate Pondweed +30
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
- Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
- Enteromorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoEnteromorpha
Enteromorpha
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumButtercupRanunculusButtercupRanunculusEsthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillataEsthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSlender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaSlender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumSmall PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiSmall PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiMintMenthaMintMenthaFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaTurkish SagePhlomis russelianaTurkish SagePhlomis russeliana