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Parc Grace Dieu

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.81099, -2.80128

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Wigeon, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Wigeon, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Beefsteak Fungus +204 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Beefsteak Fungus +204 more · last seen 2018

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Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Sericostoma personatum, Chironomini +150 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Sericostoma personatum, Chironomini +150 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam, Common Pincushion +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam, Common Pincushion +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Oak Bracket, Deceptive Earthtongue, Ruby Bolete +15 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking 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
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 423Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route800 m
Named routeRef 423Length 800 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 423Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 423Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 423Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruined farm buildings at Parc Grace Dieu in the Trothy Valley, Monmouthshire

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined farm buildings at Parc Grace Dieu in the Trothy Valley, Monmouthshire

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🌱Rockfield ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Dingat's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4 km→🌱Rockfield ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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