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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.58762, -2.85304
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Stinking Iris, Japanese Knotweed +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Stinking Iris, Japanese Knotweed +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Undy & Caldicot Moor Loop Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National 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 Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 559 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 559 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos North side of St Mary's Church, Wilcrick
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Wildlife to spot
5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Little Egret +34
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Stinking Iris · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Avens · Common Field-speedwell +1
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Little Egret +34
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Stinking Iris · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Avens · Common Field-speedwell +1
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Wood Avens Geum urbanum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta2025
Aeshna mixta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2025
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2025
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2025
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025 