Roman Catholic Church of Julius the Martyr
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.60109, -2.96704
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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 268m 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 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Starling +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inanis · Harlequin Ladybird +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed +1
Mistletoe Viscum album Common Reed Phragmites australis 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 18,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Starling +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inanis · Harlequin Ladybird +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 6 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Common Reed · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed +1
Mistletoe Viscum album Common Reed Phragmites australis 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
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
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 