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St Basil's Church

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.57805, -3.04413

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Visiting this summer

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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Pye Corner Station 87m away — 18 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Pye Corner Station 87m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

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 — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational 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

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

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Cycling

209 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

Link to NCN 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route

Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

25,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

wintersummer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Amphibians2 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Snowdrop · Ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy +8

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
IvyHedera helix
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DaisyBellis perennis
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

wintersummer

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants13 species

winterautumn

2026

Snowdrop · Ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy +8

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
IvyHedera helix
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DaisyBellis perennis
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South side of St Basil's church, Bassaleg, Newport

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