← Back⛪ Religious grounds

Penuel Chapel

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.91522, -3.18579

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 492m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 492m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pyrrhidium sanguineum, Coelioxys, Bloody-nosed Beetle +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pyrrhidium sanguineum, Coelioxys, Bloody-nosed Beetle +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Featherwort, Springy Turf-moss +99 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Featherwort, Springy Turf-moss +99 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Pochard +15 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Pochard +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Great Scented Liverwort, Bramble +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Beacons WayWalking route152 km

Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route

Usk Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Black Mountains Fell RaceWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

South Wales TraverseWalking route

challenge route. not waymarked

Named route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

autumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Pochard · Wigeon · Dunlin · Barn Owl +8

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2026

Larder Beetle · Coelioxys · Physocephala rufipes · Tiphia femorata · Volucella pellucens +27

Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
CoelioxysCoelioxys2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Tiphia femorataTiphia femorata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025
Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2025
Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Ancistrocerus nigricornisAncistrocerus nigricornis2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

autumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Pochard · Wigeon · Dunlin · Barn Owl +8

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2026

Larder Beetle · Coelioxys · Physocephala rufipes · Tiphia femorata · Volucella pellucens +27

Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
CoelioxysCoelioxys2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Tiphia femorataTiphia femorata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025
Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2025
Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Ancistrocerus nigricornisAncistrocerus nigricornis2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Tipula vittataTipula vittata2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cwmrhos Congregational Chapel

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Tretower CastleHistoric site3.5 km→✦Tretower CourtHistoric site3.6 km→✦Blaenllynfi CastleHistoric site4.5 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Bwlch Standing StoneHistoric site4.5 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: f6c9cba2-4921-455d-b92f-6398c489f4fd