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St Martin's Church

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.60030, -2.87554

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, Wigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, Wigeon +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Stinking Iris, Wood Avens, Common Field-speedwell · last seen 2025; Plants — Stinking Iris, Wood Avens, Common Field-speedwell · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Usk Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Undy & Caldicot Moor LoopWalking route7.5 km

Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Bishton & Llanwern LoopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 4Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 4Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 km

Named routeRef 4Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route628 m

Named routeRef 4Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Avocet · Bittern +36

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Stinking Iris

Stinking IrisIris foetidissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumn

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Avocet · Bittern +36

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
PochardAythya ferina
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Stinking Iris

Stinking IrisIris foetidissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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