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Places › Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.52213, -3.21624
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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· Free 🛝 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 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 — Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 ▾
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 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 133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET 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 Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Chaffinch · Kingfisher +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Even Scalewort Radula complanata Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Chaffinch · Kingfisher +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Even Scalewort Radula complanata Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fat Dormouse Glis glis
Fat Dormouse Glis glis 2025
2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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