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Pentre Gardens

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Blend Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Blend Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Lôn Las Cymru (South)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local 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

Wildlife to spot

34,474 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,474 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +58

MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Otter +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects51 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +46

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
EupeodesEupeodes
EristalisEristalis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion · Monkeyflower

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,474 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +58

MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Otter +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects51 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +46

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
EupeodesEupeodes
EristalisEristalis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion · Monkeyflower

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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