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Gaer-Ilwyd Dolmen

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.66721, -2.80487

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Great Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Great Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Carder Bee +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Carder Bee +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Meadow Buttercup, Bluebell +172 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Meadow Buttercup, Bluebell +172 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Elder +22 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 42Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 42Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route368 m
Named routeRef 32Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Landscape by Chepstow Road, Gaerllwyd

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Landscape by Chepstow Road, Gaerllwyd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Devauden GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦Llanvaches CastleHistoric site4.8 km→⛪Earlswood Hope ChapelReligious grounds2 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Gaer FawrHistoric site2 km→

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