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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.49613, -3.20676
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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 ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-flowered Raspberry, Raspberry · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-flowered Raspberry, Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
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 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map Cardiff Bay Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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 Gateway to Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
57,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,083 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,083 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Melanostoma scalare · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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