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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.60694, -2.86512
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Song Thrush +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Song Thrush +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +167 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rambling Tail-moss +124 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rambling Tail-moss +124 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Undy & Caldicot Moor Loop Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Houses overlooking Llandevaud Common
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Wildlife to spot
6,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Large Red Damselfly · Sphaerophoria +13
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Bluebell
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +51
Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Large Red Damselfly · Sphaerophoria +13
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Bluebell
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2023
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023 