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51.58530, -2.96974
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +104 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +104 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 162 signed routes nearby
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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
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Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Blackcap +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Batman Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus ribesii +49
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Poppy · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Reed +1
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Common Reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Blackcap +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Batman Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Syrphus ribesii +49
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Poppy · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Reed +1
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Common Reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
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
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Brachyopa Brachyopa
Brachyopa Brachyopa
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
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
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Itoplectis alternans Itoplectis alternans2024
Itoplectis alternans Itoplectis alternans2024
Rhopalum clavipes Rhopalum clavipes2024
Rhopalum clavipes Rhopalum clavipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia Harmonia2024
Harmonia Harmonia2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024 Phragmites australis2025
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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