Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome187 ha
Getting here
51.49318, -3.19404
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
152 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route
Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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
Photos
Northern entrance to Bute Park, Cardiff
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
41,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +17
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +17
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Helina evecta · Melanostoma scalare +16
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Chinese Bramble
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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