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Llwynfedw Gardens

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.51375, -3.19850

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Grano — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Grano — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

6 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus, Common Darter +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus, Common Darter +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

139 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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

44,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Mallard · Moorhen +39

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
SimuliumSimulium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,408 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Teal · Mallard · Moorhen +39

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
SimuliumSimulium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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