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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Torfaen Getting here
51.77656, -3.08916
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Holly, Marsh Thistle +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Holly, Marsh Thistle +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route National walking route
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National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +4
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed
Holly Ilex aquifolium Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goosander Mergus merganser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +4
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed
Holly Ilex aquifolium Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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