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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50278, -3.19536
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +27 more · last seen 2026
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 156 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
Show on map Photos Path through Maitland Park, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
59,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 