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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.84131, -3.00092
Open directionsv 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 46 🐕 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 46
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bush Vetch, Dog's Mercury, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Dog's Mercury, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Beacons Way Walking route 152 km ▾
Named route Length 152 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map The Skirrid trail in the Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley, East Wales Walking route 6.4 km ▾
This energetic walk takes you through woodland and out onto open mountainside, before a steep climb to the summit which offers splendid views of the surrounding countryside and St Michael's Church on the summit of the Skirrid.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 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 Cycle across the Beacons Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Four Castles Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FCCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Wooden crosses at St. Teilo's Church
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Wildlife to spot
14,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Rugged Oil-beetle +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Bush Vetch · Dog's Mercury · Springy Turf-moss · Shining Crane's-bill
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Rugged Oil-beetle +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025 Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Bush Vetch · Dog's Mercury · Springy Turf-moss · Shining Crane's-bill
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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