CARDIFF BAY WETLANDS AND HAMADRYAD PARK 16 ha
🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.45954, -3.17130
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 250m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
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 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
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
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About this nature reserve Cardiff Bay Wetlands and Hamadryad Park is a 16-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cardiff, South East Wales. Visitors can enjoy the wetlands, ideal for birdwatching, with habitats supporting various waterfowl and aquatic life.
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Wildlife to spot
50,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Goldfinch +30
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Turnstone Arenaria interpres Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Canada Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Goldfinch +30
Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Turnstone Arenaria interpres Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
Petrobius brevistylis Petrobius brevistylis
Petrobius brevistylis Petrobius brevistylis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
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