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Roath Wild Gardens

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.51482, -3.17567

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus, Meliscaeva auricollis +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus torvus, Meliscaeva auricollis +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Rhymney River CircularWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney River CircularLocal walking route

Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal 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

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

106,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

106,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Robin · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Teal +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

106,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Robin · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Teal +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Springy Turf-moss

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Lobb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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