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Sevenoaks Park

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51.46935, -3.19233

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 131m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

152 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

25,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
EupeodesEupeodes
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin +38

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
EupeodesEupeodes
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sevenoaks Park electricity substation, Cardiff

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