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RAF Barrack block

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.92245, -2.81896

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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
  • 🌿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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Changing Forget-me-not, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Ficaria verna subsp. verna +271 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Changing Forget-me-not, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Ficaria verna subsp. verna +271 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Sheep's Sorrel, White Dead-nettle +29 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket, Glow-worm +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Speckled Bush-cricket, Glow-worm +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional 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

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Garway Hill

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Garway Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KENTCHURCH COURTHistoric site1.4 km→✦Iron Age farmstead enclosure on Garway HillHistoric site500 m→✦Castell y GrysmwntHistoric site3.3 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyardHistoric site3.2 km→✦Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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