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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.57563, -2.93434
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Bittern, Pintail, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bittern, Pintail, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Phragmidium, Melampsora +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Phragmidium, Melampsora +12 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Garden Lady's-mantle, Common Vetch +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Garden Lady's-mantle, Common Vetch +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff Loop Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Named route National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
139,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 139,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Pintail · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Little Ringed Plover +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Noctule · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Shrew
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Scaeva pyrastri · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee · Melieria picta · Migrant Hawker +61
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Melieria picta Melieria picta Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Campiglossa plantaginis Campiglossa plantaginis 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Salad Burnet · Musk-mallow · Beech · Silver Birch +4
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Musk-mallow Malva moschata Beech Fagus sylvatica Silver Birch Betula pendula Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 139,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Pintail · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Little Ringed Plover +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Noctule · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Shrew
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Scaeva pyrastri · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee · Melieria picta · Migrant Hawker +61
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Melieria picta Melieria picta Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Campiglossa plantaginis Campiglossa plantaginis 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Salad Burnet · Musk-mallow · Beech · Silver Birch +4
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Musk-mallow Malva moschata Beech Fagus sylvatica Silver Birch Betula pendula Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Pherbina coryleti Pherbina coryleti
Pherbina coryleti Pherbina coryleti
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Ancistrocerus Ancistrocerus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum
Hylaeus Hylaeus
Hylaeus Hylaeus
Spined Mason Bee Osmia spinulosa
Spined Mason Bee Osmia spinulosa
Trypoxylon Trypoxylon
Trypoxylon Trypoxylon
Melieria omissa Melieria omissa
Melieria omissa Melieria omissa
Sphecodes Sphecodes
Sphecodes Sphecodes
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Pemphredon Pemphredon
Pemphredon Pemphredon
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris
Sitona Sitona
Sitona Sitona
Pinhole Borer Platypus cylindrus
Pinhole Borer Platypus cylindrus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Pentastiridius leporinus Pentastiridius leporinus
Pentastiridius leporinus Pentastiridius leporinus
Metopius citratus Metopius citratus
Metopius citratus Metopius citratus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Pimpla Pimpla
Pimpla Pimpla
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus communis
Common Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus communis
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Marsh-mallow
Marsh-mallow
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
Dittander Lepidium latifolium
Dittander Lepidium latifolium
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
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