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Parc y Gamlas

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Togayo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Togayo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +66

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects55 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Helina evectaHelina evecta
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
EupeodesEupeodes
EristalisEristalis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
AleyrodidaeAleyrodidae2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pterocallis maculataPterocallis maculata2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
EumerusEumerus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +66

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects55 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Helina evectaHelina evecta
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
EupeodesEupeodes
EristalisEristalis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
AleyrodidaeAleyrodidae2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pterocallis maculataPterocallis maculata2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
EumerusEumerus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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