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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.60854, -2.95071
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Coffiology — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Coffiology — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Wall Cotoneaster +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Wall Cotoneaster +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
Show on map 133 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,294 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +50
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +50
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Amara ovata Amara ovata2025
Amara ovata Amara ovata2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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