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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.53214, -3.14868
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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 110m away — 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 110m away — 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Cord-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Dilated Scalewort +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Cord-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Dilated Scalewort +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 63 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 Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
32,160 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,160 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Common Cord-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +9
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,160 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Common Cord-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +9
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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