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Fairwater Green

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsFamily

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.49000, -3.24090

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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
☕Mr Coffi — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Mr Coffi — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Long-winged Cone-head, Polydrusus pterygomalis +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Long-winged Cone-head, Polydrusus pterygomalis +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

140 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

39,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Goldfinch +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,756 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Goldfinch +27

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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