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Llanover Garden

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📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel +86 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

58 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

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 49Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route252 m

Named routeRef 49Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

3,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +52

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sylvia borin borinSylvia borin borin2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024

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Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Weasel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
WeaselMustela nivalis

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Geotrupes spiniger · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +5

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

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Plants4 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Wall Cotoneaster

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,460 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +52

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sylvia borin borinSylvia borin borin2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Weasel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
WeaselMustela nivalis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Geotrupes spiniger · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +5

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Wall Cotoneaster

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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