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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.48237, -3.15835
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
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 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +18
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +18
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris 