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Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve makes a great family day out at any time of year. Spring is the best season to visit with younger children though, as they will be enthralled by lines of ducklings paddling behind their parents in search of food. Joining you on your visit in April and May will be flocks of swallows, house martins, sand martins and swifts which arrive here in large numbers from Africa. The circular Sculpture Trail takes you through the reedbeds where the bearded tits and water rails are starting to nest. You might not see these birds during your visit but the children are sure to be have fun identifying them by their distinctive sounds - the water rails sound like squealing pigs! Listen out, too, for the noisy singing of warblers which are busy readying their nests for their new fledglings. Part of the walk follows the Wales Coast Path and, along the way, there are sculptures of birds and other wildlife along with a giant dragonfly head bench. The café in the visitor centre overlooks the wetlands and is the perfect place to share stories of what you’ve discovered today.
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