Rogerstone is a western suburb of Newport in the Ebbw valley, where the M4 corridor meets the southern edge of the Sirhowy Valley Country Park. The River Ebbw and its riparian corridor of willow, alder and meadowsweet runs through the heart of the suburb; the Cefn Wood on the ridge above provides ancient woodland forage of sycamore and bramble. The Gwent BKA serves this area, with collectors covering both the residential suburb and the wider valley fringe.
Collectors attend swarms along the Ebbw riverside willows and meadowsweet margins, on the Cefn Wood fringe above the suburb, in the older hedged gardens of the Tregwilym Road and High Cross Road residential areas, and in the eaves and loft spaces of the inter-war and postwar semi-detached housing stock throughout the suburb.
Nearest BBKA-affiliated associations to help with swarm collection and local advice.
NP7 9DY· approx. 21 km
Visit websiteCF5 6LW· approx. 23 km
BS24 7AY· approx. 27 km
Visit websiteAssociation data sourced from the British Beekeepers Association directory via SwarmBase.
The Gwent Levels carry a distinctive damp-meadow forage — purple loosestrife, hemp agrimony, meadowsweet — and white clover on the grazed marsh. Wentwood provides a classic ancient woodland flow of sycamore, field maple, lime and sweet chestnut. The city's Belle Vue Park and the banks of the Usk offer urban lime. Bramble is universal; rosebay willowherb flushes former industrial land. Coastal sea-lavender at Peterstone Wentlooge adds seasoning, and ivy on the old red-brick terraces closes the year.
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