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July 22, 2021
History, Places to visit, Archaeology
Chris Harris
The Newport Ship

In 2002, during construction of the Newport Riverfront Arts Centre on the west bank of the River Usk, the remains of a 15th century ship were discovered.

The Newport Ship
May 10, 2021
Landscape, Places to visit
Chris Harris
Newport Wetlands NNR

Sitting on the edge of the Gwent Levels, between the wide expanse of the Severn Estuary and the mouth of the River Usk, lies the Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve.

Newport Wetlands NNR
Chris Harris
April 24, 2019
Wildlife

Rescuing Ratty

Chris Harris
April 24, 2019
Wildlife
Rescuing Ratty

The water vole, Arvicola amphibius, is Britain’s largest species of vole and one of our fastest declining mammals. In 2012, this iconic wetland animal was reintroduced on the Gwent Levels.

Chris Harris
March 21, 2019
History

Severn Estuary through time

Chris Harris
March 21, 2019
History
Severn Estuary through time

The Severn Estuary Through Time video shows how the Estuary, its wildlife and the people living beside it, have shaped each other over millennia.

Chris Harris
February 8, 2019
Wildlife

Common cranes

Chris Harris
February 8, 2019
Wildlife
Common cranes

After an absence of around 400 years, common cranes are once more nesting on the Levels.

Chris Harris
February 8, 2019
History

Reading the landscape

Chris Harris
February 8, 2019
History

Maps can tell us a lot about the history of our landscape, if you know how to ‘read’ them.

Chris Harris
January 31, 2019
Landscape, Places to visit

Great Traston Meadow SSSI

Chris Harris
January 31, 2019
Landscape, Places to visit
Great Traston Meadow SSSI

Great Traston Meadow nature reserve is an example of grazing marsh, a traditional type of landscape on the Levels.

Tagged: Visit, Nature reserve

Chris Harris
January 28, 2019
History

Goldcliff Priory

Chris Harris
January 28, 2019
History
Goldcliff Priory

In about 1113, the Norman Lord of Caerleon, Robert de Chandos, granted land at Goldcliff for the founding of the Benedictine Priory of St Mary Magdalene.

Tagged: Goldcliff

Chris Harris
January 26, 2019
Wildlife

Starling murmurations

Chris Harris
January 26, 2019
Wildlife
Starling murmurations

Head down to Newport Wetlands just before dusk in Autumn or Winter and you could be in for one of the most spectacular displays in nature - a starling murmuration.

Chris Harris
January 8, 2019
Landscape

Lave net fishing: A 21st Century salmon fishery

Chris Harris
January 8, 2019
Landscape
Lave net fishing: A 21st Century salmon fishery

Lave netting is an ancient method of salmon fishing first recorded on the Severn Estuary in the 1700s.

Tagged: Fishing

Chris Harris
December 18, 2018
Wildlife

Shrill carder bee

Chris Harris
December 18, 2018
Wildlife
Shrill carder bee

The shrill carder bee is one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees, and is now only found in 7 areas in Wales and southern England.

Chris Harris
December 12, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit

St Cadwaladr's, Bishton

Chris Harris
December 12, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit
St Cadwaladr's, Bishton

The village church of Bishton is more than 600 years old. Yet its full name demonstrates far older origins.

Tagged: Buildings, Churches, Visit

Chris Harris
December 11, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit

Newport Transporter Bridge

Chris Harris
December 11, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit
Newport Transporter Bridge

The remarkable Newport Transporter Bridge is one of only six operational transporter bridges left world wide from a total of twenty constructed.

Tagged: Buildings, Visit, Museum

Chris Harris
December 11, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit

Tredegar House

Chris Harris
December 11, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit
Tredegar House

This imposing mansion is one of the most historically important 17th century houses in Britain, home of the Morgan family for over 500 years.

Tagged: Buildings, Visit, Houses & Castles

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History, Archaeology

Prehistoric Gwent Levels

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History, Archaeology
Prehistoric Gwent Levels

Imagine standing near the sea wall at Goldcliff 10,000 years ago. What would you see?

Tagged: Goldcliff

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History

The Great Flood, 1607

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History
The Great Flood, 1607

On 30th January 1607, sea walls either side of the Severn Estuary were overwhelmed by flood waters.

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History, Archaeology

The Goldcliff Stone

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History, Archaeology
The Goldcliff Stone

In 1878, an inscribed Roman era stone, known as the 'Goldcliff Stone', was discovered near the sea wall at Goldcliff.

Tagged: Romans

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History

Court of Sewers

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
History
Court of Sewers

In 1531, King Henry VIII passed the Act of Sewers, creating Commissioners and Courts of Sewers.

Tagged: History

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit

Sea Wall, Goldcliff

Chris Harris
December 10, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit
Sea Wall, Goldcliff

Without the sea wall the Gwent Levels simply could not exist.

Tagged: Visit, Country Park, Locations

Chris Harris
December 1, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit

Magor Marsh SSSI

Chris Harris
December 1, 2018
Landscape, Places to visit
Magor Marsh SSSI

Magor Marsh is one of the last fragments of fenland on the Gwent Levels, a landscape which has existed here for thousands of years.

Tagged: Visit, Nature reserve

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