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Parc Caedelyn

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51.51961, -3.21743

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 127m away — 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Even Scalewort, Atrichum undulatum, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Even Scalewort, Atrichum undulatum, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

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

145 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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

42,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Jay · Robin +32

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Fat DormouseGlis glis
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Simulium +6

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
SimuliumSimulium
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Jay · Robin +32

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Fat DormouseGlis glis
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Simulium +6

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
SimuliumSimulium
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort

Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parc Caedelyn viewed from Rhiwbina railway station, Cardiff

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