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Grove Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.60965, -2.99519

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Yellow Meadow Ant +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Yellow Meadow Ant +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

🚴

Cycling

193 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

Wildlife to spot

25,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterautumn

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

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

25,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2026

Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterautumn

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

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

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vegetation-covered pond, Grove Park, Newport

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