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Discover
The Landscape
The Seascape
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A Unique History
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Unique Levels Lingo
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Explore
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Life on the Levels
Sculpture Trail
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Time and Tide
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Cymraeg
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 1, 2025
History

Crossing the Severn

Chris Harris
April 1, 2025
History
Crossing the Severn

People have been crossing the Severn Estuary for thousands of years. Until recently, it was a perilous thing to do.

Chris Harris
April 1, 2025
History

What's in a name?

Chris Harris
April 1, 2025
History
What's in a name?

Many of the place names on the Levels are related to the areas long history of farming.

Chris Harris
July 13, 2023
Wildlife

Marsh Harrier

Chris Harris
July 13, 2023
Wildlife
Marsh Harrier

After a long absence, Marsh Harriers are once again resident (and breeding) on the Gwent Levels.

Tagged: wetland birds

Chris Harris
April 17, 2023
History

Parish Portraits in the 1880's

Chris Harris
April 17, 2023
History

Using the 1881 census and contemporary historical sources, the History RATS have produced a series of portraits of parishes on the Levels in the late 19th century.

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
January 23, 2023
History

Railways across the Gwent Levels

Chris Harris
January 23, 2023
History

History RATS Glyn Parkhouse recounts the story of the coming of the railway to the Gwent Levels.

Tagged: RATS, RATs

Chris Harris
January 4, 2023
History

Cheese-making on the Wentlooge Levels

Chris Harris
January 4, 2023
History

History RATS Marjorie Neal recounts the history of Caerphilly cheese making on the Wentlooge Levels.

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
November 28, 2022
History

After the monks: the Tudor Levels

Chris Harris
November 28, 2022
History

Tony Hopkins, former county archivist at Gwent Archives and one of our History RATS, considers the effects of Henry VIII’s policies on Monmouthshire and the Gwent Levels.

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
November 22, 2022
History

Life alongside Monks Ditch Pill

Chris Harris
November 22, 2022
History

Local farmer and member of the History RATS, David Waters, whose family have lived on the Levels since the 1600s, shares his memories of living and working alongside Monk’s Ditch.

Tagged: RATS, RATs, Monks Ditch

Chris Harris
November 14, 2022
History

Nonconformism on the Wentlooge Level

Chris Harris
November 14, 2022
History

History RAT Penny Gregson charts the history of nonconformism on the Wentlooge Level.

Tagged: RATs

Chris Harris
November 3, 2022
History

Sea walls and the 1884 Act of Commutation

Chris Harris
November 3, 2022
History

History RAT, Tony Pickup, tells the story of the struggle to maintain the sea wall protecting the Levels during the 19th Century and the historic piece of legislation that solved the problem.

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
November 2, 2022
Places to visit

Wales Coast Path

Chris Harris
November 2, 2022
Places to visit

The Wales Coast Path is a long distance footpath that begins (or ends) in Chepstow and follows the coast of Wales for 870 miles (1400km) to Queensferry in Flintshire.

Tagged: Country Park, Locations

Chris Harris
September 3, 2021
History

Balloon tragedy at the Cardiff Exhibition

Chris Harris
September 3, 2021
History

The year 2021 marks the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the tragic death of fourteen-year-old Louisa Maud Evans.

Tagged: Louisa Maud Evans, RATS

Chris Harris
August 3, 2021
Places to visit

National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon

Chris Harris
August 3, 2021
Places to visit

Step back in time at the National Roman Legion Museum and explore life in a far-flung outpost of the mighty Roman Empire.

Tagged: Museum, Romans

Chris Harris
August 3, 2021
Places to visit, Landscape

Parc Tredelerch

Chris Harris
August 3, 2021
Places to visit, Landscape

Parc Tredelerch (Tredelerch Park) is an area of parkland next to the Rhymney River on the east side of Cardiff.

Tagged: Country Park, Locations

Chris Harris
July 26, 2021
Places to visit, History

Churches on the Levels

Chris Harris
July 26, 2021
Places to visit, History

Churches have been at the heart of life on the Levels for much of the last thousand years.

Tagged: Churches

Chris Harris
July 22, 2021
History, Places to visit, Archaeology

The Newport Ship

Chris Harris
July 22, 2021
History, Places to visit, Archaeology
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.

Tagged: Visit, Museum, Ships

Chris Harris
July 21, 2021
History

Fishing in the Severn Estuary

Chris Harris
July 21, 2021
History

People have been fishing along the coastline of the Gwent Levels and in the waters of the Severn Estuary for thousands of years.

Tagged: fishing

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
Landscape

The Story of Electricity Pylons

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
Landscape

History RAT, Marion Sweeney, explores the history of pylons; an intrusive eyesore, or a thing of elegant beauty?

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
History

Lewis Jones - Farmer and Poet of the Levels

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
History

History RAT, Marion Sweeney, recounts the life and times of Lewis Jones, Wentlooge farmer and bardic poet.

Tagged: RATS

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
History

Feeding the nation

Chris Harris
June 24, 2021
History

History RAT, Pete Strong, recounts the effects of two World Wars on the farming community on the Levels.

Tagged: War, Farming, RATS

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