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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.59686, -2.99216
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Whimbrel +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Whimbrel +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Reed, Smooth Sow-thistle, Yarrow +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Reed, Smooth Sow-thistle, Yarrow +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 193 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
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Wildlife to spot
17,344 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,344 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +27
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Eupeodes · Varied Carpet Beetle +6
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Reed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Winter Heliotrope +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,344 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Dunlin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +27
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Eupeodes · Varied Carpet Beetle +6
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Reed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Snowdrop · Winter Heliotrope +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 