The Church of St Michael and All Angels
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51.63298, -3.00269
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▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lodge Hill Circular Walk Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Tower of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Llantarnam, Cwmbran
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Wildlife to spot
21,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,354 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,354 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Woodpigeon +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Loosestrife
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 