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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds⚽Pitches
Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.64302, -2.74972
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
- ⚽Playing fields 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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +303 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +303 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cherry Laurel, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2024; Plants — Cherry Laurel, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Large White · Gatekeeper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Blue · Wasp Beetle +10
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Cherry Laurel
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Large White · Gatekeeper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Blue · Wasp Beetle +10
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Cherry Laurel
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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