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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50480, -3.21703
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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 ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Greater Bulb-Fly +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Greater Bulb-Fly +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
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 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gabalfa Avenue shops, Cardiff (1)
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Wildlife to spot
48,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Cetti's Warbler · Blackbird +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Cetti's Warbler · Blackbird +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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