Short birdwatching visit · Gwent Wildlife Trust
Croes Robert Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Goshawk season not stated by the operator
- Headline birds
- Goshawk · Blackcap · Chiffchaff
- Parking
- Unpaved entrance lay-by for five or six cars, SO4757905977.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Near Trellech, Monmouthshire
Croes Robert Wood is a working ancient woodland near Trellech, with coppiced sections, stream margins and open glades. The Trust’s spring account names blackcap, chiffchaff and great spotted woodpecker, giving the public woodland circuit a clear birding focus. Management creates trees of different ages and leaves some cut wood to support wildlife. A circular track leads through the reserve towards the charcoal kilns, with other paths branching away. This remains a hillside working wood: slopes are steep, paths can be muddy and vehicle movements have left deep ruts in places. The small entrance lay-by is the documented arrival, reached along the lane from Trellech.
Birds and seasons
- Goshawk · Headline bird — Season not stated by the source Source for Goshawk
- Blackcap · Headline bird — Spring Source for Blackcap
- Chiffchaff · Headline bird — Spring Source for Chiffchaff
- Great Spotted Woodpecker — Spring Source for Great Spotted Woodpecker
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Circular woodland track and other unmarked paths; steep slopes, mud and deep vehicle ruts.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Unpaved entrance lay-by for five or six cars, SO4757905977.
- Dogs
- Dogs permitted.
- Access notes
- Steep working-woodland terrain; no accessible circuit confirmed.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: From Trellech follow the Cwmcarvan lane described by the Trust. After the steep downhill section, use the entrance lay-by on the right and enter through the wooden gate.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Highnam Woods · 20.4 straight-line miles
- Peterstone Wentlooge Marshes · 20.5 straight-line miles
- Lavernock Point · 29.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Nagshead, 8.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Springdale Farm · 5.9 miles in a straight line
- Cannop Bridge Marsh · 8.8 miles in a straight line
- Magor Marsh · 12.4 miles in a straight line