Tredegar Park Recreation Ground
63 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha
Getting here
51.56882, -3.02909
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Snowdrop +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Lodge Hill Circular WalkWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmLocal walking route
Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff LoopWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Rhymney River CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
220 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Cycleway 2 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW2Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Photos
Ebbw River, Tredegar Park, Newport
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,709 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Forget-me-not Shieldbug +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Snowdrop · Lords-and-Ladies · St. John's-Wort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Daisy +1
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- St. John's-WortHypericum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,709 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Forget-me-not Shieldbug +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Snowdrop · Lords-and-Ladies · St. John's-Wort · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Daisy +1
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- St. John's-WortHypericum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Events & activities nearby
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