🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.49750, -3.18914
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
147 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
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Enfys 34Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
58,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
58,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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