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Catherine Gardens

5 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.50305, -3.13330

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Visiting this summer

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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Teasel, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Lateral Cryphaea +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Teasel, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Lateral Cryphaea +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

105 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

Wildlife to spot

22,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot · Robin · Mallard +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern +1

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot · Robin · Mallard +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern +1

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park in a former quarry, Rumney, Cardiff

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