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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.54228, -3.19377
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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 251m 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 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 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 — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Blue Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Blue Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Heol Hir and Capel Gwilym Road 'T' Junction
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Wildlife to spot
25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus · Bay Sucker
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Crescent-cup Liverwort +11
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,358 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Trioza centranthi · Stenophylax permistus · Bay Sucker
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Crescent-cup Liverwort +11
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus 