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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.70507, -2.90332
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Essie Bun — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Essie Bun — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Common Liverwort, Tansy +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Clytha and Coed y Bwnydd walk, East Wales Walking route 12 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 route Length 12 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 466 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Memorial gates in the inner ward, Usk Castle
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Wildlife to spot
7,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Mallard · Blackbird +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · River Skater · Migrant Hawker +5
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 River Skater Aquarius najas2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Banded Demoiselle Dermatocarpon
Dermatocarpon Dermatocarpon Snowdrop · Common Liverwort · Tansy · Lesser Celandine · Mistletoe +27
Snowdrop Galanthus Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2025 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Mistletoe Viscum album Ivy Hedera helix Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Mallard · Blackbird +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · River Skater · Migrant Hawker +5
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 River Skater Aquarius najas2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Banded Demoiselle Dermatocarpon
Dermatocarpon Dermatocarpon Snowdrop · Common Liverwort · Tansy · Lesser Celandine · Mistletoe +27
Snowdrop Galanthus Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2025 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Mistletoe Viscum album Ivy Hedera helix Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2025
Calopteryx splendens2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 2025
2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Lunularia Lunularia2025
Lunularia Lunularia2025
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2025
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2025
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2025
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2025
Conocephalum Conocephalum2025
Conocephalum Conocephalum2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2025
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2025
Figwort Scrophularia2025
Figwort Scrophularia2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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