Penhow Woodlands National Nature Reserve

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Overview

The Penhow Woodlands NNR is situated on the slopes of the limestone hills just outside Newport, and is an example of an increasingly rare habitat in the UK. In springtime, Penhow Woodlands is one of the best places to see bluebells along with many other wildflowers such as primroses, wood anemone and lesser celandine. This is also the time to see the native Welsh daffodils which grow in the woods. They are smaller and more delicate than the garden varieties. Other interesting plants that find their home in these woods include herb Paris, the pale, ghost-like bird’s-nest orchid and green hellebore, a rare member of the buttercup family. The reserve is also one of the few places in which to see Tintern spurge, also known as upright spurge. The woodlands attract summer migrant birds such as bullfinches, pied flycatchers, redstarts, tree pipits and various warblers.

Location

Parc Seymour

About the area

The area of Newport neighbours Monmouthshire and is home to a cathedral city of the very same name again. Situated 12 miles from Cardiff, on the mouth of the River Usk, the Normans built a castle here.

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