Lodge Farm Evangelical Church
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.61757, -2.97609
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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 🅿️ Parking 354m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 354m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Hogweed
Varies
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 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 Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
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Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 492 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 492 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Canada Goose · House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 60 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle +55
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Endive Pellia · Hildenbrandia rivularis +14
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024 Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024 Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2024 Willowherb Epilobium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Canada Goose · House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +35
Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 60 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle +55
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Endive Pellia · Hildenbrandia rivularis +14
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024 Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024 Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2024 Willowherb Epilobium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2024
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2024
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2024
Baetis scambus Baetis scambus2024
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2024
Leuctra geniculata Leuctra geniculata2024
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2024
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Amara ovata Amara ovata2025
Amara ovata Amara ovata2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2024
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2024
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2024
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2024
Dicranota Dicranota2024
Dicranota Dicranota2024
Leuctra Leuctra2024
Leuctra Leuctra2024
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2024
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2024
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2024
Brillia bifida Brillia bifida2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2024
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2024
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae2024
Glossosomatidae Glossosomatidae2024
Goera pilosa Goera pilosa2024
Goera pilosa Goera pilosa2024
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2024
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2024
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2024
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2024
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2024
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2024
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2024
Agapetus Agapetus2024
Agapetus Agapetus2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Black flies Simuliidae2024
Black flies Simuliidae2024
Mystacides Mystacides2024
Mystacides Mystacides2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2024
Caenis rivulorum Caenis rivulorum2024
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2024
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2024
Empididae Empididae2024
Empididae Empididae2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2024
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2024
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis2024
Antocha vitripennis Antocha vitripennis2024
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2024
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2024
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2024
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Hydroptila Hydroptila2024
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2024
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2024 2024
2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2024
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2024
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2024
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2024
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2024
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Conocephalum Conocephalum2024
Conocephalum Conocephalum2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Fissidens Fissidens2024
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2024
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2024
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2024
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2024
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024