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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.58421, -3.01949
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +158 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +158 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
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 Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 205 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
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Wildlife to spot
27,737 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,737 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme +11
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Nettle Urtica dioica Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,737 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme +11
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Nettle Urtica dioica Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Parsley-leaved Bramble
Parsley-leaved Bramble
Rubus laciniatus2025
Rubus laciniatus2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 