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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.68598, -2.74751
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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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 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 Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 640 m ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 640 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
4,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Weasel · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +5
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wall Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Weasel · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +5
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wall Cotoneaster
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
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