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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.85038, -2.78361
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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackcap, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +144 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hedge Woundwort +108 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hedge Woundwort +108 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 426 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 426 National Cycle Network
Show on map Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Church of St. Maughan, interior looking east
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5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Blackcap +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Ferdinandea cuprea +43
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023 Meadow Grasshopper Wall Cotoneaster · Canadian Waterweed
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Blackcap +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Ferdinandea cuprea +43
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023 Meadow Grasshopper Wall Cotoneaster · Canadian Waterweed
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2023
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Lesser Bulb-Fly Eumerus strigatus2023
Lesser Bulb-Fly Eumerus strigatus2023
Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee Lasioglossum pauxillum2023
Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee Lasioglossum pauxillum2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Mining bee Andrena2024
Mining bee Andrena2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2023
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2023
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum2023
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
White-jawed Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus confusus2023
White-jawed Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus confusus2023
Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee Megachile versicolor2023
Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee Megachile versicolor2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee Megachile ligniseca2023
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee Megachile ligniseca2023
Furry-claspered Furrow Bee Lasioglossum lativentre2023
Furry-claspered Furrow Bee Lasioglossum lativentre2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023 