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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.59859, -2.95671
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Christchurch view car park 35m away — 10 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 🅿️ Christchurch view car park 35m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Sorrel, Wall Cotoneaster +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Sorrel, Wall Cotoneaster +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths 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 Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 144 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 Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inanis · Common Darter +24
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +1
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Syrphus ribesii · Volucella inanis · Common Darter +24
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain · Common Knapweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +1
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Sitona cylindricollis Sitona cylindricollis2025
Sitona cylindricollis Sitona cylindricollis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Brachyopa Brachyopa2025
Brachyopa Brachyopa2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
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
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes2025
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 