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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.55008, -3.16157
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Springy Turf-moss +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Springy Turf-moss +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Trioza centranthi, Culiseta annulata +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 93 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 Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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 Outdoor baptistry, the former Lisvane Baptist Chapel
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Wildlife to spot
19,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Dilated Scalewort · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +18
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Trioza centranthi · Culiseta annulata · Yellow Meadow Ant · Bay Sucker
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Bay Sucker Trioza alacris Dilated Scalewort · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Common Cord-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +18
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum anomalum
Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
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