CWM NOFYDD AND FFOREST GANOL 53 ha
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.54452, -3.23519
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Fforest Fawr 111m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Fforest Fawr 111m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Pontypridd Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Pontypridd Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 159 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 Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Church Village Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CVCR Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Cwm Nofydd and Fforest Ganol is a 53-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cardiff, South East Wales. Visitors can enjoy walking trails through mature woodlands, which are home to wildlife such as deer, squirrel, and numerous songbirds.
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Wildlife to spot
134,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 134,234 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Peregrine +33
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +21
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes2025 Velvet Brittlegill · Ramularia ulmariae
Velvet Brittlegill Russula violeipes Ramularia ulmariae Ramularia ulmariae Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Japanese Knotweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Knapweed +8
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 134,234 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Peregrine +33
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana2025 Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +21
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes2025 Velvet Brittlegill · Ramularia ulmariae
Velvet Brittlegill Russula violeipes Ramularia ulmariae Ramularia ulmariae Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Japanese Knotweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Knapweed +8
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Sapromyza sexpunctata Sapromyza sexpunctata2025
Sapromyza sexpunctata Sapromyza sexpunctata2025
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2025
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Bay Sucker Trioza alacris2025
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group2025
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Neuroterus numismalis2025
Silk-Button Spangle Gall Neuroterus numismalis2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025 2025
2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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