According to Natural Resources Wales Newport Wetlands is one of the best sites in the country for viewing bird life and the visitor facilities here allow you to do just that.
The reserve run by the RSPB is part of the Gwent Levels situated to the south east of the city and is made up of a diverse range of low-lying habitats, including wet grassland, reedbeds, saltmarsh and saline lagoons.
There is a seven kilometre network of re-surfaced paths around the Uskmouth reedbeds, viewing screens across the deepwater channels, a raised viewing platform and bird hide. The reserve covers over 438 hectares from Uskmouth to Goldcliff and the reedbeds, lagoons, wet grassland and scrub have attracted a wealth of wetland birds and is also an excellent place to see other wildlife. Newport Wetlands is a blend of wetlands, reedbeds and estuary habitats, including the thick, squelchy mud that waders and wildfowl love to forage in.
A floating pontoon forms a direct route to the East Usk Lighthouse which is over 120 years old.
