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Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.64399, -2.67543
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Ugly Mug — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Ugly Mug — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Xylota segnis, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yew, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Selfheal +114 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Selfheal +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 70 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
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Wildlife to spot
59,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Redwing · Starling · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +35
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Rugged Oil-beetle
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Small Teasel · Oxeye Daisy · Navelwort +7
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Yew Taxus baccata Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Redwing · Starling · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +35
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Rugged Oil-beetle
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Small Teasel · Oxeye Daisy · Navelwort +7
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Yew Taxus baccata Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
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
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