Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.89832, -2.79340
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Raven, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Oily Waxcap +84 more · last seen 2018
Varies
Birds — Raven, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 426Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Michael's Church, Garway
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