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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.61393, -3.02476
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Water Fern +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Water Fern +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Lodge Hill Circular Walk Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 204 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mallard +45
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Bat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Bat Chiroptera2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +4
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Himalayan Balsam · Water Fern
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mallard +45
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Bat
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Bat Chiroptera2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +4
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Himalayan Balsam · Water Fern
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 