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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.53735, -3.20535
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grass Ant, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Grass Ant, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 157 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
21,529 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,529 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Noctule +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Common Cockchafer · Dock Bug +9
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Crescent-cup Liverwort · Forked Veilwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss +8
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,529 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Noctule +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Common Cockchafer · Dock Bug +9
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Crescent-cup Liverwort · Forked Veilwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss +8
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 