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De Clare Park

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.51176, -3.24373

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️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

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Treforest Community RouteCycling route

Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Radyr Public Right of Way No. 40bridleway · 98 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

63,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Simulium · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

SimuliumSimulium
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Even Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Crescent-cup Liverwort

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +42

RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Simulium · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

SimuliumSimulium
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Even Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Crescent-cup Liverwort

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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