Liswerry Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.57944, -2.96412
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 133m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Poppy, Selfheal +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Poppy, Selfheal +10 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 155 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 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
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Footpath along northern edge of Liswerry Recreation Ground, Newport
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Wildlife to spot
8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Helophilus pendulus · Tropidia scita +31
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Tropidia scita Tropidia scita Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sitona cylindricollis 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Poppy · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle +2
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Creeping Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Helophilus pendulus · Tropidia scita +31
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Tropidia scita Tropidia scita Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sitona cylindricollis 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Poppy · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle +2
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Creeping Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona cylindricollis
Sitona cylindricollis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
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
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Melieria picta Melieria picta
Melieria picta Melieria picta
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Brachyopa Brachyopa
Brachyopa Brachyopa
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cirsium arvense2025
Cirsium arvense2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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