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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.74542, -2.78820
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ 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 — Curlew, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Meadow Coral, Meadow Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Meadow Coral, Meadow Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Betony, Meadow Vetchling +201 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Betony, Meadow Vetchling +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Meadowsweet +19 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 72 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 196 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 196 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 636 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 636 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Mallard · Coot · Wren · Pied Wagtail +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Curlew Numenius arquata Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Diphyus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Diphyus Diphyus Golden Waxcap · Meadow Coral · Meadow Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Apricot Club +16
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Valerian · White Stonecrop · Mistletoe
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Mistletoe Viscum album2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,488 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Mallard · Coot · Wren · Pied Wagtail +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Curlew Numenius arquata Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Diphyus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Diphyus Diphyus Golden Waxcap · Meadow Coral · Meadow Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Apricot Club +16
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Valerian · White Stonecrop · Mistletoe
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber White Stonecrop Sedum album2024 Mistletoe Viscum album2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Slimy Waxcap
Slimy Waxcap
Gliophorus irrigatus
Gliophorus irrigatus
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Honey Waxcap Hygrocybe reidii
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus
Earthy Waxcap Cuphophyllus fornicatus
Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola
Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola
White Saddle Helvella crispa
White Saddle Helvella crispa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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