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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.79003, -2.79003
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Beaded Chestnut, November Moth agg. +143 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Beaded Chestnut, November Moth agg. +143 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hasselquist's Hyssop, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +78 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hasselquist's Hyssop, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +78 more · last seen 2024
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 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 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
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 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 72 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 800 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 800 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Dingestow Castle Mound viewed from the NW
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Wildlife to spot
15,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,582 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Red Fox
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +7
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Himalayan Balsam · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Hasselquist's Hyssop · Smooth Hornwort · Bruch's Pincushion +11
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Hasselquist's Hyssop Entosthodon fascicularis Smooth Hornwort Phaeoceros laevis Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,582 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Red Fox
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +7
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Himalayan Balsam · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Hasselquist's Hyssop · Smooth Hornwort · Bruch's Pincushion +11
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Hasselquist's Hyssop Entosthodon fascicularis Smooth Hornwort Phaeoceros laevis Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2023
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
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