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Rumney Hill Gardens

4 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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51.50624, -3.13642

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 442m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 442m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Teasel, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Lateral Cryphaea +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Teasel, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Lateral Cryphaea +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

104 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

21,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern +2

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wild Teasel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Annual Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern +2

Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wild Teasel

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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