Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.52987, -3.19748
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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 Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Little Grebe +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Little Grebe +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking 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
136 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
Treforest Community RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Photos
Demolition of the former tax office in Llanishen
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
88,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
88,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Little Grebe · Coot · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +10
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Little Grebe · Coot · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +10
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metzgeria furcata
Metzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumEvents & activities nearby
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