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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.63651, -2.67693
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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 ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yew +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Caldicot & Black Rock Loop Walking route 8.5 km ▾
A circular route from Caldicote Castle to the coast near the Prince of Wales Bridge, then along the Wales Coast path to the Iron Age Fort near Sudbrook, then on to the Black Rock before heading back to Caldicot Castle.
Named route Length 8.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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 Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Paths in a park, Bulwark, Chepstow
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Wildlife to spot
27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +28
Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +37
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Snapdragon · Small Teasel +22
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Yew Taxus baccata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +28
Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +37
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Snapdragon · Small Teasel +22
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Yew Taxus baccata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2025
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus2025
Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Phaonia Phaonia2025
Phaonia Phaonia2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Perennial Honesty Lunaria rediviva
Perennial Honesty Lunaria rediviva
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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