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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.58950, -3.00295
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hi Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hi Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Whimbrel +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Blackbird, Whimbrel +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026
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 Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff Loop Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 202 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
Show on map Photos South side of St Mark's Church, Newport
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Wildlife to spot
23,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,375 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +31
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,375 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Cetti's Warbler · Wigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +31
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler · Varied Carpet Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Mistletoe · Common Reed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus 