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Highfield Allotments

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.51151, -3.17871

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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 Mute Swan and Tufted Duck
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Coot +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Coot +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus, Meliscaeva auricollis +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus, Meliscaeva auricollis +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

108 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

Photos

Allotments entrance, Highfield Road, Cardiff

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments entrance, Highfield Road, Cardiff

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Nearby places

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🌱Roath ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Sophia GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Roath Botanic GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Bute ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bute ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Friary GardensUrban park3.1 km→

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