Llanyrafon Manor Rural Heritage Centre 3 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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51.64518, -3.00779
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lodge Hill Circular Walk Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Ruined outbuilding near Llanyrafon Manor Rural Heritage Centre, Cwmbran
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25,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,097 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +11
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry · Gorse · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Gorse Ulex europaeus Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,097 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +11
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry · Gorse · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Gorse Ulex europaeus Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 