Short birdwatching visit · Gwent Wildlife Trust
Magor Marsh
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring songbirds; autumn Kingfisher; winter ducks
- Headline birds
- Teal · Kingfisher · Cetti’s Warbler
- Parking
- Use the small car park beside the Derek Upton Centre.
- Hides
- A public bird hide overlooks the pond.
- Step-free
- The operator describes wheelchair access along the path and boardwalk to the hide, 400 metres from parking; other sections are uneven.
Whitewall, Magor · NP26 3DD
Magor Marsh combines fen, reedbed, wet woodland and open water on the Gwent Levels. The Trust describes spring Cetti’s Warblers, autumn Kingfishers and winter Teal and Shoveler at the pond. A public hide gives the wetland watch a clear focus, while the boardwalk and paths introduce a wider patchwork of habitat. Choose the route that matches the ground and the group: access to the hide is different from the uneven, sometimes boggy areas elsewhere. The Derek Upton Centre beside the car park is an education building, open to general visitors only for special events.
Birds and seasons
- Teal · Headline bird — Winter Source for Teal
- Kingfisher · Headline bird — Autumn Source for Kingfisher
- Cetti’s Warbler · Headline bird — Spring Source for Cetti’s Warbler
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- A public bird hide overlooks the pond.
- Paths
- Surfaced and unsurfaced paths mix with boardwalks; some areas have steps and boggy ground.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Use the small car park beside the Derek Upton Centre.
- Dogs
- Only guide and assistance dogs are permitted.
- Access notes
- The operator describes wheelchair access along the path and boardwalk to the hide, 400 metres from parking; other sections are uneven.
- Step-free access
- The operator describes wheelchair access along the path and boardwalk to the hide, 400 metres from parking; other sections are uneven.
Getting there: Follow the Magor Marsh signs through Magor and over the narrow railway bridge. Turn left onto Whitewall after the bridge and use the reserve’s signed arrival beside the education centre.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Peterstone Wentlooge Marshes · 10.7 straight-line miles
- Lavernock Point · 19.0 straight-line miles
- Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve · 26.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Newport Wetlands, 6.1 miles away in a straight line.
- Springdale Farm · 7.9 miles in a straight line
- Lamplighter’s Marsh · 8.8 miles in a straight line
- Blaise Castle Estate Woodlands · 9.6 miles in a straight line