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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.52058, -3.20410
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Greater Bulb-Fly +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Greater Bulb-Fly +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
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 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 Cloud formations viewed from Hill Snook Park
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Wildlife to spot
34,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Song Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Grey Seal · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus ribesii +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Song Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Grey Seal · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus ribesii +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Epuraea imperialis Epuraea imperialis2025
Epuraea imperialis Epuraea imperialis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
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