Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.48693, -3.17833
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
- ☕Costa — 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
- ☕Costa — 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· Paid🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Named cycling route nearby: City Centre Hub (complete)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
154 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Ely TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route
Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network
City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route
Rhymney TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐝Insects21 species
winterspring
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
EristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata