Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.78466, -2.67273
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Sphaerophoria +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Smaller Lattice-moss, Fennel Pondweed +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
23 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
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
25,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Mole · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Dock Bug · Syrphus +24
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Perfoliate Pondweed +30
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
- Esthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Mole · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Dock Bug · Syrphus +24
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Perfoliate Pondweed +30
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus
- Esthwaite WaterweedHydrilla verticillata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellataChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoCosnard's Net-winged BeetleErotides cosnardiCosnard's Net-winged BeetleErotides cosnardiHimalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera
Slender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaSlender Tufted-sedgeCarex acutaCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisLemanea fluviatilisFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumSmall PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiSmall PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldiiMintMenthaMintMenthaFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumCladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperForget-Me-NotMyosotisForget-Me-NotMyosotisEnteromorphaEnteromorphaEnteromorphaEnteromorphaButtercupRanunculusButtercupRanunculusSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum