SUMMER SHOOTS IN NEWPORT’S PARKS & WOODLANDS

Beechwood Park Newport photography

WHATS HAPPENING?

I’ll be running mini shoots for families around Newport’s natural beauty spots this summer; Beechwood Park, Belle Vue Park, St Julian’s Park, Ridgeway and Allt-yr-yn nature reserve. Let’s capture your family at play in nature! 

WHERE?

Beechwood Park, Belle Vue Park, St Julian’s Park, Ridgeway & Allt-yr-yn nature reserve. I love every single one of these locations so decided to give you lots of choice!

WHY THERE?

BEECHWOOD PARK

Beechwood Park is a Victorian park that has many mature trees & a beautiful springtime display that blooms in succession. It has open fields as well as flowerbeds, blossom, large trees & a stream running through; giving us lots of choice for a backdrop.

BELLE VUE PARK

Belle Vue Park is a Victorian park that has many rare plants, established trees & beautiful colours. It’s got the famous pavilion itself as well as bandstand, rockeries, structured flowerbeds & open green space in-between.

ST JULIAN’S PARK

St Julian’s Park, although named ‘park’ is more of an ancient woodland. Relatively quiet, you can go for a walk here without meeting anyone. The forest was a medieval deer park since 1583 and is classed as ‘ancient semi-natural woodland’, meaning that there has been woodland here since the 1600s. There’s also an Iron Age hillfort in the woods. Bluebells in spring, golden leaves & mushrooms in autumn. It’s beautiful all year round and has lots to offer the nature lover. 

RIDGEWAY

Ridgeway is a beautiful viewpoint that overlooks Rogerstone and the wooded area of Allt-yr-yn Nature Reserve. The viewpoint has a wide-open grassy space for little ones to run and is lined with trees. You can walk down the hill into the nature reserve to explore the woodland.

ALLT-YR-YN NATURE RESERVE

Allt-yr-yn Nature Reserve lies between the Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal and Allt-yr-yn viewpoint at Ridegway; a walk along the canal takes you to the Fourteen Locks Canal & Heritage Centre. The woodland itself has lots of beautiful native oak, birch, cherry & alder trees. It has ponds and an ancient wildflower meadow & it used to house an old stone quarry. The woodland is deemed as ‘ancient semi-natural’, similarly to St Julian’s Park, meaning that it has been continuously covered with native trees since the 1600s. Allt-yr-yn nature reserve is a great natural area, brimming with wildlife to explore, play, climbs trees & build a den with your family. 

WHAT DATES?

JUNE + JULY

Due to wedding season, my current availability is weekday only.

MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI
24TH JUNE	25TH JUNE	26TH JUNE
1ST JULY	2ND JULY	3RD JULY	4TH JULY	5TH JULY
8TH JULY	9TH JULY	10TH JULY
15TH JULY

WHAT YOU GET:

TWO OPTIONS…

Due to reduced availability for wedding season, I can offer a discounted rate for weekday shoots.

Need a longer session?

Beechwood Park Newport photography

HOW DO I BOOK?

Pop me a message with your preferred date & time & I’ll get you booked in!

To read more about Beechwood Park’s history, follow the link to the Newport City council website:

Beechwood Park Newport photography. Natural relaxed candid Family photography photo shoots in Newport, Cardiff, Cwmbran. Beechwood Park is a Victorian park Belle Vue Park is a Victorian park that has many mature trees, rare plants famous pavilion itself as well as bandstand, rockeries. St Julian’s Park, Iron Age hillfort in the woods. Bluebells in spring, golden leaves & mushrooms in autumn. Ridgeway Rogerstone Allt-yr-yn nature reserve. Allt-yr-yn Nature Reserve Monmouthshire-Brecon Canal and Allt-yr-yn viewpoint at Ridegway. Fourteen Locks Canal & Heritage Centre. beautiful native oak, birch, cherry & alder trees. an old stone quarry family.