St Fagans National Museum of History
77 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha
Getting here
51.48698, -3.27622
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Gwalia Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Gwalia Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Limnius volckmari +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Ely TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Cycleway 4 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route
Cycleway 4 (completed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route
Cycleway 5 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route
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St Fagans National Museum of History
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,061 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
🐸Amphibians5 species
winter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,061 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
🐸Amphibians5 species
winter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Events & activities nearby
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