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Insole Court

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📷 Adrian Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.49207, -3.22509

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Potting Shed Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Potting Shed Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

151 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal 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

51,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PochardAythya ferina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Simulium

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SimuliumSimulium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PochardAythya ferina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Simulium

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SimuliumSimulium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The main entrance of Insole Court, Llandaff

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