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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Newport Getting here
51.59235, -2.97137
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 164m away — 10 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 164m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly, Southern Hawker +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly, Southern Hawker +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Reed, Japanese Knotweed, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Reed, Japanese Knotweed, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Usk Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Bishton & Llanwern Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 170 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Link Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to The Celtic Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +37
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Reed · Snowdrop · Mistletoe · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +37
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Reed · Snowdrop · Mistletoe · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2025
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Melieria picta Melieria picta2025
Melieria picta Melieria picta2025
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes2025
Dewberry Strider Macrophya rufipes2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025 