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Fairwater Recreation Ground

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51.49174, -3.24439

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Mr Coffi — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Mr Coffi — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

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5 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

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

133 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

36,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

36,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Robin +30

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Robin +30

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Dock Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

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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