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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.52508, -3.21091
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 99m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 99m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Grass Ant +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Cockchafer, Grass Ant +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme, Atrichum undulatum, Crescent-cup Liverwort +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme, Atrichum undulatum, Crescent-cup Liverwort +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos West side of Bethel Methodist Church, Rhiwbina, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
35,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +34
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Rat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus ribesii +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Hypnum cupressiforme · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +34
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Rat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus ribesii +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Hypnum cupressiforme · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Epuraea imperialis Epuraea imperialis2025
Epuraea imperialis Epuraea imperialis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
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