Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.60337, -2.98739
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Sallow Pea-galler +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
186 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
Photos
Glebelands path heading for motorway bridge, Newport
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
27,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +27
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Reed · Snowdrop · Mistletoe · Ivy
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,183 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +27
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Reed · Snowdrop · Mistletoe · Ivy
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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