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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.49967, -3.21375
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fork and Spoon Cafe — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Fork and Spoon Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Syritta pipiens +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus, Syritta pipiens +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 ▾
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 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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
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Wildlife to spot
54,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,596 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +6
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,596 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +6
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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