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Goytre Wharf

2 ha

📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.75188, -2.99703

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Penelope’s Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Penelope’s Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Swallow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Swallow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Azure Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Usk Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Clytha and Coed y Bwnydd walk, East WalesWalking route12 km

Ramble through an 18th-century estate, taking in the River Usk & Coed y Bwnydd – the largest & best preserved hillforts in Monmouthshire. There are views of the Sugar Loaf, Usk Valley & Clytha Castle, one of Wales's most outstanding 18th-century follies.

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Clytha Short Circular Walk in the Usk Valley, East WalesWalking route6.1 km

Explore this timeless estate in Monmouthshire and take in far-reaching views of Sugar Loaf and the Usk Valley on this circular walk. It's a place rich in history and with a wide variety of wildlife to discover. Mainly grass tracks & gentle slopes.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

66 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 492Cycling route

Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network

Route 49Cycling route

Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network

Route 466Cycling route

Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 492Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2026

Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch +52

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
CootFulica atra2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · American Mink

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
American MinkNeovison vison2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

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Insects13 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +8

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Ampedus

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Plants5 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Yew · Maidenhair-tree · Common Sorrel · Cherry Laurel

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
YewTaxus baccata
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2026

Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch +52

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
CootFulica atra2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · American Mink

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
American MinkNeovison vison2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +8

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Ampedus

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Yew · Maidenhair-tree · Common Sorrel · Cherry Laurel

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
YewTaxus baccata
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David M Clark · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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