Getting here
51.58351, -2.99857
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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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Green Kitchen - Bakehouse & Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Green Kitchen - Bakehouse & Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route
Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff LoopWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmRound tripLocal walking route
198 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Link to The Celtic TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,214 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +28
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Smooth Sow-thistle +6
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,214 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +28
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Smooth Sow-thistle +6
- MistletoeViscum album2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Apion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumHypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusIvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025