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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.59309, -2.74227
Open directionsv 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 132m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Shelduck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shelduck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Atlas Cedar, Yew, Herb-Robert +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Atlas Cedar, Yew, Herb-Robert +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Undy & Caldicot Moor Loop Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 58 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 Main Route Cycling route 580 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 580 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Stonechat · Shelduck +50
Pintail Anas acuta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Robin Erithacus rubecula Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Knot Calidris canutus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Linnet Linaria cannabina Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug · Pea-leaf Weevil +3
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Atlas Cedar
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Stonechat · Shelduck +50
Pintail Anas acuta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Robin Erithacus rubecula Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Knot Calidris canutus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Linnet Linaria cannabina Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug · Pea-leaf Weevil +3
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Atlas Cedar
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 