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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus torvus +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus torvus +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Rhymney TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

111,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

111,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Teal +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

111,590 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Teal +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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