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St Andrew's Church

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 229m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 229m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Selfheal, Ribwort Plantain, Chinese Bramble +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Ribwort Plantain, Chinese Bramble +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Bishton & Llanwern LoopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

147 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

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

NCN Link RouteCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Route 49Cycling route

Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2025

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Volucella inanis · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Helophilus pendulus +31

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita
Alder Leaf Beetle

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Chinese Bramble · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Robin · Dunnock +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2025

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Volucella inanis · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Helophilus pendulus +31

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita
Alder Leaf Beetle

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Chinese Bramble · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Creeping Thistle

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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