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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.47033, -3.16655
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Togayo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Togayo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Corizus hyoscyami +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 148 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 Route 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
33,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +19
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +19
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Chinese Bramble · Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
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