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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.82597, -3.01582
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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 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Tansy +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Tansy +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 91 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 Demolition of temporary tents In Bailey Park at Abergavenny
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Wildlife to spot
24,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Swine-cress · Tansy · Round-fruited Grimmia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,089 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Swine-cress · Tansy · Round-fruited Grimmia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 