Rumney Rugby Football Club 22 ha
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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.51520, -3.13408
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Cardiff East Park & Ride 92m away — 6 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 92m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wild Teasel, Hemlock Water-dropwort +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wild Teasel, Hemlock Water-dropwort +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
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 Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 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 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT 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 Photos Eastern Leisure Centre and Rumney Rec, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
18,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Coot · Long-tailed Tit +39
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern · Springy Turf-moss +10
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Coot · Long-tailed Tit +39
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern · Springy Turf-moss +10
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Dipsacus fullonum2025
Dipsacus fullonum2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
White Willow Salix alba2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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