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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.76682, -2.79432
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Yellow-Line Quaker, Setaceous Hebrew Character +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beaded Chestnut, Yellow-Line Quaker, Setaceous Hebrew Character +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Awl-leaved Earth-moss +69 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Awl-leaved Earth-moss +69 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 Monnow Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 14 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 800 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 800 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 166 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 166 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St. Martin's church, Pen-y-Clawdd
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Wildlife to spot
11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +10
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +10
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lestes sponsa2024
Lestes sponsa2024
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2023
Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2022
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2022
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2022
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2022 