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51.56904, -2.98068
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▾ 🐦 105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +102 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle +16 more · last seen 2026
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 185 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 Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock +26
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Rose Fusehorn +51
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Japanese Knotweed · Common Nettle · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Poppy · Mistletoe +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock +26
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Rose Fusehorn +51
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Japanese Knotweed · Common Nettle · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Poppy · Mistletoe +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Melieria picta Melieria picta
Melieria picta Melieria picta
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Itoplectis alternans Itoplectis alternans2024
Itoplectis alternans Itoplectis alternans2024
Rhopalum clavipes Rhopalum clavipes2024
Rhopalum clavipes Rhopalum clavipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia Harmonia2024
Harmonia Harmonia2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024 Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium2025
Achillea millefolium2025
Common Cord-grass Spartina anglica2024
Common Cord-grass Spartina anglica2024
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2024
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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