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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Monmouthshire Getting here
51.83645, -2.99022
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 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 +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +132 more · last seen 2025
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 5 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 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 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 Drive to Trebencyn, near Abergavenny
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Wildlife to spot
12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Corizus hyoscyami · Rugged Oil-beetle +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Bush Vetch · Dog's Mercury · Springy Turf-moss · Herb-Robert
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Corizus hyoscyami · Rugged Oil-beetle +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Bush Vetch · Dog's Mercury · Springy Turf-moss · Herb-Robert
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
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