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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.70171, -2.87424
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Smew, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Smew, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, White Stonecrop +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, White Stonecrop +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Clytha and Coed y Bwnydd walk, East Wales Walking route 12 km ▾
Ramble through an 18th-century estate, taking in the River Usk & Coed y Bwnydd – the largest & best preserved hillforts in Monmouthshire. There are views of the Sugar Loaf, Usk Valley & Clytha Castle, one of Wales's most outstanding 18th-century follies.
Named route Length 12 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 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 Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Raven · Swallow · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Dunlin Calidris alpina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Badger
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Emperor Dragonfly +21
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · White Stonecrop · Rhododendron
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta White Stonecrop Sedum album Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Raven · Swallow · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Dunlin Calidris alpina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Badger
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Emperor Dragonfly +21
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Bluebell · White Stonecrop · Rhododendron
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta White Stonecrop Sedum album Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis2023
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2023
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Zophomyia temula Zophomyia temula2023
Zophomyia temula Zophomyia temula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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