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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.54158, -3.20763
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Hypnum cupressiforme, Fox-tail Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Hypnum cupressiforme, Fox-tail Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
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 Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Cockchafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hypnum cupressiforme · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Pocket-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Atrichum undulatum +4
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Common Cockchafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hypnum cupressiforme · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Pocket-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Atrichum undulatum +4
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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