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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.70662, -2.68801
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🍄 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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 £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed, Rambling Tail-moss +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed, Rambling Tail-moss +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ochre Brittlegill, Common Earthball, Deceiver +5 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Ochre Brittlegill, Common Earthball, Deceiver +5 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 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 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 459 m ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 459 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
20,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,403 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Nuthatch +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goosander Mergus merganser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator Navelwort · Knautia macedonica · Yarrow · Red Valerian · Hemp-agrimony +5
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Knautia macedonica Knautia macedonica Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,403 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Nuthatch +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goosander Mergus merganser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug +17
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator Navelwort · Knautia macedonica · Yarrow · Red Valerian · Hemp-agrimony +5
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Knautia macedonica Knautia macedonica Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2025
Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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