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Newport Wetlands

Newport Wetlands
Wlyptiroedd Casnewydd
The Visitors Centre at Newport Wetlands Centre.JPG
Wetlands visitor centre, West Nash, Newport
Newport Wetlands is located in Wales
Newport Wetlands
Type National nature reserve
Nearest city Newport, Wales
Coordinates 51°32′46″N 2°57′40″W / 51.546°N 2.961°W / 51.546; -2.961Coordinates: 51°32′46″N 2°57′40″W / 51.546°N 2.961°W / 51.546; -2.961
Area 437 hectares (1,080 acres)
Created 2000 (2000)
Operated by
Blog rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/newportwetlands/b/newportwetlands-blog/default.aspx
Website rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/n/newportwetlands
East Usk Lighthouse
East Usk Lighthouse 2012-02-12 Crop.jpg
East Usk lighthouse, near Perry Lane, West Nash, Newport
Newport Wetlands is located in Wales
Newport Wetlands
Wales
Location Uskmouth
Newport
Wales
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°32′24″N 2°58′01″W / 51.540005°N 2.966974°W / 51.540005; -2.966974
Year first constructed 1893
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 11 metres (36 ft)
Light source mains power
Characteristic Fl (2) WRG 10s.
Admiralty number A5454
NGA number 5904
ARLHS number WAL-005
Managing agent

Newport Harbour Commissioners


Newport Wetlands is a wildlife reserve covering parts of Uskmouth, Nash and Goldcliff, in the south-east of the city of Newport, South Wales.

The reserve was established in 2000 to mitigate losses of wildlife habitat when the Cardiff Bay Barrage scheme was undertaken.

The site is owned and managed by Natural Resources Wales, the successor body to the Countryside Council for Wales. A purpose-built visitor and education centre for the site was opened, in West Nash, in March 2008 by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) with help from Newport City Council and water level management assistance by Caldicot and Wentloog Levels Internal Drainage Board.

The reserve covers 437 hectares (1,080 acres) of the Caldicot Level, a low-lying area of land bordering the northern shore of the Severn Estuary. Part of the site is a reclaimed fuel ash disposal site, although some farmland in Goldcliff and Nash has also had to be flooded to complete the work.

The reserve was made a national nature reserve on 16 April 2008.

Entrance is free, with car parking facilities open every day of the year from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm. The visitor and education centre opening hours are 9:00 am until 5:00 pm (except Christmas day).


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