Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha
Getting here
51.48506, -3.18570
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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▾
161 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
Photos
Christmas illuminations in Bute Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,402 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,402 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +17
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,402 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +17
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEvents & activities nearby
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