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Llancaegy Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.85513, -2.70385

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Rough Hawkbit, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Orange-tip, Western Honey Bee +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Orange-tip, Western Honey Bee +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parasol, Hare'sfoot Inkcap, Scarlet Elfcup +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Parasol, Hare'sfoot Inkcap, Scarlet Elfcup +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route122 m
Named routeRef 423Length 122 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 423Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route644 m
Named routeRef 423Length 644 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to St. Wolstan's Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to St. Wolstan's Wood

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Nearby places

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🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.8 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Monmouth CastleHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Rockfield ParkUrban park5 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Dubricius's churchyardHistoric site4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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