Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.77262, -3.08963
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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 Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕World Heritage Centre cafe — 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 Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕World Heritage Centre cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Holly, Marsh Thistle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
Route 492Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 492Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Afon Lwyd downstream from Aaron Brute's Bridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +13
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +13
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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