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The Island

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.70445, -2.90827

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Sprockwobbles — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Common Liverwort, Tansy +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Common Liverwort, Tansy +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2025; Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Clytha and Coed y Bwnydd walk, East WalesWalking route12 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 routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Route 466Cycling route
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Football pitch on The Island

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football pitch on The Island

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🌱The IslandUrban park0 m→⛪St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→💧Llandegfedd ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→💧Llandegfedd ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→⛪St Madoc's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→

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