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Nedern Brook Wetlands

Wales  >  United Kingdom

Between Caldicot and Caerwent, this SSSI is a broad river valley which floods most winters, attracting wildfowl and waders from the Severn estuary.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 29 avgust 2022
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Description

Nedern Brook Wetlands is an area of rough and cultivated pasture, scrub and some trees. Breeding birds such as rdečenogi martinec, rumena pastirica, sivi muhar and trstni strnad, augmented when flooded by passage waders, mali labod, up to 1,000 žvižgavka, mala bela caplja, kravja čaplja and siva čaplja. In dry summers, persicaria, yellow rattle, willowherb and thistles abound, providing food for finches.

Details

Access

Easy access from M48 or M4. Car parks (free) at west end of interesting Roman village of Caerwent, or at Caldicot castle. 3 small laybys on Crick to Caldicot road, opposite David Broome Equestrian Centre. Footpaths cross the area but inaccessible when flooded. Click on a P in the map to get directions to a parking.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Mud flats , Agriculture , Lake , Wetland , River , Moors/heathland , Valley , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat , Wet , Slippery , High water possible , Dry , No shadow

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

Winter , Spring

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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