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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.58643, -3.11558
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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 133m 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 133m 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Polytrichum, Navelwort +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Polytrichum, Navelwort +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Rhymney River Circular
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 114 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 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 National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Wren +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Batman Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly +10
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Maidenhair Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Wren +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Delichon urbicum urbicum Delichon urbicum urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Batman Hoverfly · Azure Damselfly +10
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Maidenhair Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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