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Caerau Hillfort

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51.46738, -3.24896

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sneezewort, Tufted Vetch, Creeping Thistle +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sneezewort, Tufted Vetch, Creeping Thistle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

127,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

127,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Robin · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

127,946 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Robin · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow at Caerau hillfort

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