Heath Hospital Gardens 1 ha
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50700, -3.18783
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café 14 — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café 14 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Urban park — open green space
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 140 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 Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT 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
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Wildlife to spot
53,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Teal +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Teal +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 