Mendalgief Community Park
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.57384, -2.99447
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; 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 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 205 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 Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Autumn colours, Mendalgief Community Park, Newport
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7,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +36
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Poppy +5
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Stinking Iris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Teal Anas crecca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +36
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Yarrow · Hypnum cupressiforme · Common Poppy +5
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Stinking Iris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2025
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Melieria picta Melieria picta2025
Melieria picta Melieria picta2025
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes2025
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Iris foetidissima2025
Iris foetidissima2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 