• Recent sightings 21/04 – 27/04
    Bearded reedling, Bittern, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue tit, Canada goose, Cetti's warbler, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coot, Cuckoo, Curlew, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Grasshopper warbler, Great...
  • Winter Wonderland – Briefly!
    We had a strange little microclimate here at the Wetlands this Wednesday! The entire Scrape was iced over and frost was clinging to the reeds. The resident mallards looked very confused standing on the...
  • Opens As Usual On Velathon Day - 22nd May
    The 2016 Velothon Wales is fast approaching, and on Sunday 22nd May the event will close the normal route to Newport Wetlands. However, there is an alternative route to the nature reserve, so why not...
  • Spring Has Sprung!
    Yes – it’s official! Spring is most definitely on its way according to the recent sightings this week at Newport Wetlands. In 2015 & 2016 the cuckoo arrived on 19 April and the following year it was a...
  • Recent sightings 21.3.2022-1.4.2022 Sunshine, Snow and Snakes!
    Image Credit: Andrew Quittelier As we welcome in April, some very exciting changes have happened in our visitor centre. We have a calm and relaxing new style to our café to recover and ponder your days...