Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.48658, -3.18042
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
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
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Photos
Wales National War Memorial, Alexandra Gardens
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
30,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,427 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +20
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,427 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +20
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
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