Roath Botanic Gardens
7 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.50498, -3.17510
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Terra Nova — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Terra Nova — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, café
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus torvus +32 more · last seen 2026
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
124 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
Late afternoon, Roath Park, Cardiff
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
58,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
58,163 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Teal · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Platycheirus albimanus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,163 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Teal · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis +7
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Platycheirus albimanus
Springy Turf-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEvents & activities nearby
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