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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.62096, -2.73061
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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 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Blackbird, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +269 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +269 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Caldicot & Black Rock Loop Walking route 8.5 km ▾
A circular route from Caldicote Castle to the coast near the Prince of Wales Bridge, then along the Wales Coast path to the Iron Age Fort near Sudbrook, then on to the Black Rock before heading back to Caldicot Castle.
Named route Length 8.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Undy & Caldicot Moor Loop Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap +35
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo2021 Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · White Stonecrop · Japanese Knotweed +3
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap +35
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo2021 Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · White Stonecrop · Japanese Knotweed +3
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Erythromma viridulum2022
Erythromma viridulum2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Catapion seniculus Catapion seniculus
Catapion seniculus Catapion seniculus
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes
Ceratapion onopordi Ceratapion onopordi
Ceratapion onopordi Ceratapion onopordi
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Stenopterapion meliloti Stenopterapion meliloti
Stenopterapion meliloti Stenopterapion meliloti
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023 Curly Waterweed
Curly Waterweed
Lagarosiphon major2022
Lagarosiphon major2022
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2021
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2021
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 