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Monument of Willmett and Darvel

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51.59924, -2.94507

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Wilson and Bay Coffee Club — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Wilson and Bay Coffee Club — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Painted Lady, Emperor Dragonfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Painted Lady, Emperor Dragonfly +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Wall Cotoneaster +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Wall Cotoneaster +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Usk Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km

Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route

Bishton & Llanwern LoopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

NCN Link RouteCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Route 49Cycling route

Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2025

Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Sitona cylindricollis +17

Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Sitona cylindricollisSitona cylindricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet Hoverfly

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2025

Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Sitona cylindricollis +17

Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Sitona cylindricollisSitona cylindricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet Hoverfly

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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