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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.59194, -3.11920
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Small White, Large White +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Small White, Large White +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed +44 more · last seen 2025
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 Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 102 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 Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
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 ▾
Photos A468 at Newport and Lower Machen boundaries
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Wildlife to spot
3,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Swallow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cherry Laurel · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Swallow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Batman Hoverfly +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cherry Laurel · Himalayan Honeysuckle
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 