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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.49632, -3.16155
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Cormorant, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Cormorant, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +43 more · last seen 2026
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 119 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
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Wildlife to spot
39,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,045 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helina evecta Helina evecta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,045 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helina evecta Helina evecta Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Springy Turf-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis
Eristalis
Eristalis
Eristalis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella 