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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.58020, -3.03604
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 🅿️ Pye Corner Station 15m away — 8 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 🅿️ Pye Corner Station 15m away — 8 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, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +113 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cherry Laurel, Himalayan Balsam +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Turkey Oak, Elder
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National 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 Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 215 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 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 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhymney Trail (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN468 (Proposed) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Trinity Methodist Church, Glasllwch, Newport
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Wildlife to spot
30,339 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,339 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Snowdrop · Smooth Sow-thistle · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy +9
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Daisy Bellis perennis Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,339 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Snowdrop · Smooth Sow-thistle · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy +9
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Daisy Bellis perennis Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Parsley-leaved Bramble
Parsley-leaved Bramble
Rubus laciniatus2025
Rubus laciniatus2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 