Venue Description

Nestling between the Severn Estuary and the River Usk on the beautiful South Wales coast, Newport Wetlands is a vibrant, exciting place for people and 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. Look among the reedbeds for Lapwings and Oystercatchers, or look skyward for Swallows and Swifts through the summer. Warm days bring dragonflies, bees and Grass Snakes out, and we also often see Weasels and Stoats. As dusk falls, watch thousands of Starlings take to the sky for their beautiful winter murmurations. We have a Café and shop and parking including Blue badge spaces.

Accessibility

• There is step free, level access throughout with a non-slip tiled surface. • A hearing loop system is installed at the service counter and in the education rooms. • The area is well lit with daylight via large windows and partial glass roof and overhead lighting from LED light fittings. • There are three mobility scooters and two wheelchairs available for use on the reserve. Whilst booking is not essential, we recommend checking availability in advance by contacting the Visitor Centre. To borrow mobility equipment please bring a RSPB membership card, or photo ID and proof of address if not a RSPB member. There is a mobility passport scheme for the convenience of regular users, please ask at reception for details. • There are a number of nature trails around the reserve of various lengths with accessibility for wheelchairs and pushchairs: o A sculpture trail at just over 1 mile / 1.6 km o Woodlands and estuary trail at almost 1.5 miles / 2.3 km o Orchid trail which is 1 mile / 1.6 km o The wetlands experience is almost 3 miles / 4.5 km • All trails are on paths constructed from compacted materials with access to the reedbeds via a zig-zag access path. A bilingual trail guide is available from the Visitor Centre. • There is a floating walkway across the reedbed to the lighthouse which is accessible by wheelchairs, scooters and pushchairs. Caution should be taken when using this walkway due to its buoyancy.

Toilets

• Public toilets are located on the ground floor within the Visitor Centre with level access throughout. • There is one unisex accessible toilet, open to all and described below: o A light, easy open door 915mm/36ins wide. o 980mm/38.5ins transfer space to the right of the toilet, when facing the toilet. o Toilet height is 430mm/17ins. o Vertical rails either side of both basin and toilet. o Horizontal rail on the side wall adjacent to the toilet and pull down handrail on opposite side of toilet. o An emergency alarm pull cord. o Well lit with automatic fluorescent overhead lighting. o Non-slip tile flooring. o A lever mixer tap on the low-level sink. o A baby changing table accessible from a seated position. • There is a second baby changing facility in the ladies toilets.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the reserve and visitor centre.