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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50903, -3.18465
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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 239m away — 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 239m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus torvus, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 ▾
Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map Taff Trail Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km Regional walking route
Show on map 126 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
Show on map Photos Heath Citizens Association building, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
54,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Magpie +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Magpie +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus 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 