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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.53738, -3.20081
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 302m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 302m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map 158 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Rhymney Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Syrphus ribesii · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +9
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Clustered Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Syrphus ribesii · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Capillary Thread-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +9
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Clustered Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhynchostegium confertum
Rhynchostegium confertum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum
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