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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.92682, -2.88892
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ecdyonurus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Limnius volckmari +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ecdyonurus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Limnius volckmari +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Redshank, Wood Bristle-moss +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Redshank, Wood Bristle-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 426 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 426 National Cycle Network
Show on map Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 998 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 998 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,892 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Jackdaw +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 59 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhithrogena · Olives (Baetidae) +54
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2024 Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2024 Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Non-biting midges Navelwort
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Jackdaw +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 🐝 Insects 59 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhithrogena · Olives (Baetidae) +54
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2024 Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2024 Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024 Non-biting midges Navelwort
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chironomidae2024
Chironomidae2024
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida2024
Cheumatopsyche lepida Cheumatopsyche lepida2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2024
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Leuctra Leuctra2024
Leuctra Leuctra2024
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2024
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2024
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2024
Yellow-legged Water-snipefly Atherix ibis2024
Yellow-legged Water-snipefly Atherix ibis2024
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2024
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2024
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2024
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2024
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2024
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2024
Black flies Simuliidae2024
Black flies Simuliidae2024
Simulium ornatum complex Simulium ornatum complex2024
Simulium ornatum complex Simulium ornatum complex2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Clinocerinae Clinocerinae2024
Clinocerinae Clinocerinae2024
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2024
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2024
Simulium equinum Simulium equinum2024
Simulium equinum Simulium equinum2024
Leptocerus interruptus Leptocerus interruptus2024
Leptocerus interruptus Leptocerus interruptus2024
Riffle beetles Riolus2024
Riffle beetles Riolus2024
Lepidostoma basale Lepidostoma basale2024
Lepidostoma basale Lepidostoma basale2024
Hemerodromia Hemerodromia2024
Hemerodromia Hemerodromia2024
Caenidae Caenidae2024
Caenidae Caenidae2024
Limnophora Limnophora2024
Limnophora Limnophora2024
Athripsodes Athripsodes2024
Athripsodes Athripsodes2024
Mayfly (Ephemeridae) Ephemeridae2024
Mayfly (Ephemeridae) Ephemeridae2024
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae2024
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Simulium angustipes/velutinum Simulium angustipes/velutinum2024
Simulium angustipes/velutinum Simulium angustipes/velutinum2024
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024
Ceraclea annulicornis Ceraclea annulicornis2024
Ceraclea annulicornis Ceraclea annulicornis2024
Diamesinae Diamesinae2024
Diamesinae Diamesinae2024
Oulimnius Oulimnius2024
Oulimnius Oulimnius2024
Cranefly Tipulidae2024
Cranefly Tipulidae2024
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2024
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2024
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2024
Polycentropus kingi Polycentropus kingi2024
Agapetus Agapetus2024
Agapetus Agapetus2024
Chironomini Chironomini2024
Chironomini Chironomini2024
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2024
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2024
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2024
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2024
Simulium variegatum Simulium variegatum2024
Simulium variegatum Simulium variegatum2024
Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum2024
Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum Simulium equinum/lineatum/pseudequinum2024
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2024
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2024
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2024
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons2024
Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus2024
Phyllobius glaucus Phyllobius glaucus2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024