🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.46336, -3.17021
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Great Crested Grebe
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffee Mania — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Great Crested Grebe
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffee Mania — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
147 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
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,191 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +26
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rabbit · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,191 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Magpie · Goldfinch · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +26
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rabbit · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects23 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
