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🌱 Urban park

Riverside Park

28 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +208 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Red Bartsia, Common Spotted-orchid +63 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

156 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ely TrailCycling route
Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route
Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route
Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Enfys 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

About this urban park

Riverside Park is a urban park covering 28 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦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

🅿️

Parking

10 nearby · 16m

🛝

Playground

133m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

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