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51.82184, -2.92008
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Robin 🍄 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Robin 🍄 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Pipistrelle +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Butter Waxcap +14 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Herb-Robert, Timothy +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Beacons Way Walking route 152 km ▾
Named route Length 152 km Regional walking route
Show on map Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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
Show on map The Skirrid trail in the Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley, East Wales Walking route 6.4 km ▾
This energetic walk takes you through woodland and out onto open mountainside, before a steep climb to the summit which offers splendid views of the surrounding countryside and St Michael's Church on the summit of the Skirrid.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 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 Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 12.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St Mapley's Church, Llanvapley
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Wildlife to spot
20,942 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,942 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Dipper · Rook · Firecrest · Robin +25
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Pipistrelle · Badger · Mole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Greenbottle · Syritta pipiens · Red-tailed Bumblebee +51
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Greenbottle Lucilia caesar Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Golden Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Butter Waxcap · Apricot Club · Meadow Waxcap +10
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana2024 Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2024 Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2024 Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba2024 Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024 Parrot Waxcap Navelwort · Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Primrose
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,942 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Dipper · Rook · Firecrest · Robin +25
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Pipistrelle · Badger · Mole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Greenbottle · Syritta pipiens · Red-tailed Bumblebee +51
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Greenbottle Lucilia caesar Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Golden Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Butter Waxcap · Apricot Club · Meadow Waxcap +10
Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana2024 Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2024 Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea2024 Apricot Club Clavulinopsis luteoalba2024 Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2024 Parrot Waxcap Navelwort · Blackthorn · Lords-and-Ladies · Primrose
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024 Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis
Knopper Gall Andricus quercuscalicis
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Oil Beetle Meloe
Oil Beetle Meloe
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Cranefly Tipulidae2024
Cranefly Tipulidae2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Ectemnius Ectemnius2024
Ectemnius Ectemnius2024
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium2024
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024 Gliophorus psittacinus2024
Gliophorus psittacinus2024
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2024
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2024
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2024
Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis2024
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2024
Black Morel Morchella elata
Black Morel Morchella elata
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2024
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis2024
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis2024
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis2024
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa2024
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa2024
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2024
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica2024 