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Whitson Court

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51.55773, -2.90845

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Lapwing, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Lapwing, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff LoopWalking route11 km

Named routeLength 11 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bishton & Llanwern LoopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route300 m

Named routeRef 4Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route306 m

Named routeRef 4Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Starling · Fieldfare · Blue Tit +61

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

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Insects10 species

summerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Notaris scirpi +5

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Starling · Fieldfare · Blue Tit +61

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Notaris scirpi +5

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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