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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.57902, -3.00194
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Belle Vue Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Belle Vue Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Batman Hoverfly +212 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
203 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
Link to The Celtic TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
20,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme +12
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei2025
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme +12
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sallow Pea-galler
Sallow Pea-galler
Euura pedunculi2025
Euura pedunculi2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2025Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2025Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025MistletoeViscum album2025MistletoeViscum album2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025