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Brewery Park

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.48652, -3.15486

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Visiting this summer

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
☕The Broadway Cafe and Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕The Broadway Cafe and Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

Named route

🚴

Cycling

132 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

Wildlife to spot

17,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects111 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +106

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
EupeodesEupeodes
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
EristalisEristalis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
AleyrodidaeAleyrodidae2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Pterocallis maculataPterocallis maculata2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
EumerusEumerus2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
SapromyzaSapromyza2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Oncopsis alniOncopsis alni2025
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Spear-leaved Orache · Japanese Rose +1

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects111 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +106

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
EupeodesEupeodes
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
EristalisEristalis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
AleyrodidaeAleyrodidae2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Pterocallis maculataPterocallis maculata2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
EumerusEumerus2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
SapromyzaSapromyza2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025
a weevilCurculionidae2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Oncopsis alniOncopsis alni2025
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Spear-leaved Orache · Japanese Rose +1

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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