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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.71930, -2.94715
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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 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel, Bluebell +79 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel, Bluebell +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Great Scented Liverwort, Three-cornered Garlic +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 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 Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 466 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +29
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +8
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Himalayan Balsam · Cherry Laurel · Red Dead-nettle · Fairy Flax · Bluebell +21
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +29
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +8
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Himalayan Balsam · Cherry Laurel · Red Dead-nettle · Fairy Flax · Bluebell +21
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 2023
2023
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2021
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2021
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2020
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2020
Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2020
Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2020
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2018
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2018
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2018
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2018
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2018
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2018
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2018
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2018
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2018
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2018
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2018
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2018
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2018
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2018
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2018
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2018
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2018
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2018
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2018
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2018
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2018
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2018
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2018
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2018
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2018
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2018
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum2018
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum2018
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2018
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2018
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2018
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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