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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.53720, -3.06577
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 🅿️ Parking 488m away — 2 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 488m away — 2 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 — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Hairy Dragonfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Hairy Dragonfly +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Wood Bristle-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Wood Bristle-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 2 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW2 Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Photos St. Mary's church, Marshfield
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Wildlife to spot
7,119 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,119 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Swallow · Redwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Bullfinch +40
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis pertinax · Forget-me-not Shieldbug +22
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus Lesser Celandine · Wood Bristle-moss
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,119 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Swallow · Redwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Bullfinch +40
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis pertinax · Forget-me-not Shieldbug +22
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus Lesser Celandine · Wood Bristle-moss
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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