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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.64500, -3.02854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route
122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 466Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
NCN Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Route 492Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Cwmbran Park bowling green, Cwmbran
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Wildlife to spot
26,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +31
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Snowberry · Yellow Loosestrife
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- GorseUlex europaeus
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +31
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Red-eyed Damselfly +9
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Snowberry · Yellow Loosestrife
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- GorseUlex europaeus
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis