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57 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

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51.52268, -3.13552

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cardiff East Park & Ride 111m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cardiff East Park & Ride 111m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

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, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Springy Turf-moss, Small Hairy Screw-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Springy Turf-moss, Small Hairy Screw-moss +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Culiseta annulata +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Culiseta annulata +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

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

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking 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

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal 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

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

24,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2026

Dunnock · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch +25

DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · Yellow Meadow Ant

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Springy Turf-moss · Small Hairy Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
HypnumHypnum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2026

Dunnock · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch +25

DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Culiseta annulata · Stenophylax permistus · Yellow Meadow Ant

Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Springy Turf-moss · Small Hairy Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
HypnumHypnum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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