Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.59210, -2.96458
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cafe at Beechwood — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cafe at Beechwood — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Usk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route
Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff LoopWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bishton & Llanwern LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
NCN Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network
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Beechwood House, Beechwood Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackcap · Jackdaw · Blackbird +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Helophilus pendulus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +37
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Reed · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackcap · Jackdaw · Blackbird +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Helophilus pendulus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +37
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Common Reed · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Sitona cylindricollisSitona cylindricollis2025Sitona cylindricollisSitona cylindricollis2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025PipizellaPipizella2025PipizellaPipizella2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Melieria pictaMelieria picta2025Melieria pictaMelieria picta2025Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2025Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2025BrachyopaBrachyopa2025BrachyopaBrachyopa2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024Small Black AntLasius niger2024Small Black AntLasius niger202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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