Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.58481, -2.99590
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Green Kitchen - Bakehouse & Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Green Kitchen - Bakehouse & Café — 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🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Whimbrel +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Whimbrel +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +106 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
198 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
19,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +28
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +6
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +28
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +6
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Meliscaeva auricollis
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Meliscaeva auricollis
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