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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.61364, -2.83372
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wall Cotoneaster, Japanese Knotweed, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Cotoneaster, Japanese Knotweed, Maidenhair Spleenwort +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Undy & Caldicot Moor Loop Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 10 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,070 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,070 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Robin · Dunnock +29
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2021 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Bluebell
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2023 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,070 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Robin · Dunnock +29
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2021 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Sphaerophoria · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Japanese Knotweed · Wall Cotoneaster · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Bluebell
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2023 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023 