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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.