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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.83346, -3.09206
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rose Rust, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Physcia aipolia +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Rose Rust, crotail rèin-fhèidh, Physcia aipolia +5 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beacons Way Walking route 152 km ▾
Named route Length 152 km Regional walking route
Show on map Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Black Mountains Fell Race Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 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 Cycle across the Beacons Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Woodpigeon +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hobby Falco subbuteo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Badger
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Stag Beetle · Slender Ground-hopper · Potamophylax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Potamophylax Potamophylax White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Green Shieldbug Tansy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Woodpigeon +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hobby Falco subbuteo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Badger
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Stag Beetle · Slender Ground-hopper · Potamophylax · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Potamophylax Potamophylax White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Green Shieldbug Tansy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa 