Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru
1 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.84159, -4.14951
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis arbustorum, Marmalade Hoverfly +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tywi Valley PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route255 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 255 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
National Botanic Garden of Wales: Water feature made using Welsh stone 1, Pre-Cambrian
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Wildlife to spot
30,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,270 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Tawny Owl · Redwing · Moorhen · Goldcrest +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Campylomyza flavipes · Limnophyes · Smittia · Gymnometriocnemus brumalis · Rheocricotopus fuscipes +37
- Campylomyza flavipesCampylomyza flavipes2025
- LimnophyesLimnophyes2025
- SmittiaSmittia2025
- Gymnometriocnemus brumalisGymnometriocnemus brumalis2025
- Rheocricotopus fuscipesRheocricotopus fuscipes2025
- Cecidomyiidae
Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Brooklime · Cat's-ear · Coltsfoot +12
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,270 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Tawny Owl · Redwing · Moorhen · Goldcrest +10
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Campylomyza flavipes · Limnophyes · Smittia · Gymnometriocnemus brumalis · Rheocricotopus fuscipes +37
- Campylomyza flavipesCampylomyza flavipes2025
- LimnophyesLimnophyes2025
- SmittiaSmittia2025
- Gymnometriocnemus brumalisGymnometriocnemus brumalis2025
- Rheocricotopus fuscipesRheocricotopus fuscipes2025
- Cecidomyiidae
Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Brooklime · Cat's-ear · Coltsfoot +12
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cecidomyiidae2025
Cecidomyiidae2025
Psychoda grisescensPsychoda grisescens2025Psychoda grisescensPsychoda grisescens2025OrthocladiusOrthocladius2025OrthocladiusOrthocladius2025Azelia cilipesAzelia cilipes2025Azelia cilipesAzelia cilipes2025ParametriocnemusParametriocnemus2025ParametriocnemusParametriocnemus2025BradysiaBradysia2025BradysiaBradysia2025BryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladius2025BryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladius2025Limnophyes minimusLimnophyes minimus2025Limnophyes minimusLimnophyes minimus2025Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeEukiefferiellaEukiefferiella2025EukiefferiellaEukiefferiella2025Rheocricotopus atripesRheocricotopus atripes2025Rheocricotopus atripesRheocricotopus atripes2025MetriocnemusMetriocnemus2025MetriocnemusMetriocnemus2025Scatopsciara atomariaScatopsciara atomaria2025Scatopsciara atomariaScatopsciara atomaria2025Cordyla crassicornisCordyla crassicornis2025Cordyla crassicornisCordyla crassicornis2025AclastusAclastus2025AclastusAclastus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Rheocricotopus effususRheocricotopus effusus2025Rheocricotopus effususRheocricotopus effusus2025Psychoda phalaenoidesPsychoda phalaenoides2025Psychoda phalaenoidesPsychoda phalaenoides2025Corynoneura coronataCorynoneura coronata2025Corynoneura coronataCorynoneura coronata2025Trichocera rufescensTrichocera rufescens2025Trichocera rufescensTrichocera rufescens2025Orthocladius fuscimanusOrthocladius fuscimanus2025Orthocladius fuscimanusOrthocladius fuscimanus2025ZyginaZygina2025ZyginaZygina2025AnaretellaAnaretella2025AnaretellaAnaretella2025LeuctraLeuctra2025LeuctraLeuctra2025Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2025Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025Trichonta melanuraTrichonta melanura2025Trichonta melanuraTrichonta melanura2025CorynoneuraCorynoneura2025CorynoneuraCorynoneura2025Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2025Nemurella pictetiiNemurella pictetii2025PsychodaPsychoda2025PsychodaPsychoda2025Drosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscura2025Drosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscura2025Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025Eukiefferiella claripennisEukiefferiella claripennis2025Eukiefferiella claripennisEukiefferiella claripennis2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennis