Chippenham Mead Allotments
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.80656, -2.71390
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Common Earthball, Hairy Curtain Crust +17 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Common Earthball, Hairy Curtain Crust +17 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies, Crescent-cup Liverwort +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies, Crescent-cup Liverwort +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Turkey Oak, Three-cornered Garlic, Raspberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Monnow Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Road along the western edge of Monmouth Allotments
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Wildlife to spot
8,623 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Laurustinus · Lords-and-Ladies · Eastern Sowbread · Mistletoe · Turkey Oak +2
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Laurustinus · Lords-and-Ladies · Eastern Sowbread · Mistletoe · Turkey Oak +2
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Ecnomus tenellus Ecnomus tenellus
Ecnomus tenellus Ecnomus tenellus
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum
mayflies Ephemeroptera
mayflies Ephemeroptera
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 2025
2025
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima2025
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima2025 