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🌱 Urban park

Riverside Park

30 ha

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Rhymney River CircularWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route
Forge WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
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Cycling

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135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
Rhymney Trail (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef NCN468 (Proposed)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
CafallMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Twrch TrailMountain bike route
Named route

About this urban park

Riverside Park is a urban park covering 30 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 316m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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