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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.78967, -2.78843
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 423
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 423
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Beaded Chestnut, November Moth agg. +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hasselquist's Hyssop, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +78 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 423
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational 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
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route800 m▾
Named routeRef 423Length 800 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 423Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
North side of St Dingat's Church, Dingestow
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Wildlife to spot
15,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +35
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +7
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Darter
Himalayan Balsam · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Hasselquist's Hyssop · Smooth Hornwort · Bruch's Pincushion +11
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
- Hasselquist's HyssopEntosthodon fascicularis
- Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +35
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +7
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Darter
Himalayan Balsam · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Hasselquist's Hyssop · Smooth Hornwort · Bruch's Pincushion +11
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
- Hasselquist's HyssopEntosthodon fascicularis
- Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataYellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus2023Yellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum album