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New Church

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51.48196, -3.25038

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 480m away — 4 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
🅿️Parking 480m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Cycleway 1 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef CW1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

32,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +30

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

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

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +30

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

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

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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