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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.83149, -2.87827
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +87 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +87 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood +25 more · last seen 2025
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 Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 13 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 Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 645 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 645 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 168 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 168 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Hen Gwrt moated site at Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire
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Wildlife to spot
1,514 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,514 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Comma · Peacock +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Starry Hoar-moss · White Stonecrop · Rhododendron · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata White Stonecrop Sedum album2019 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2019 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,514 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Chaffinch · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Comma · Peacock +12
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Starry Hoar-moss · White Stonecrop · Rhododendron · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata White Stonecrop Sedum album2019 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2019 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Variable Nomad Bee Nomada zonata2023
Variable Nomad Bee Nomada zonata2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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