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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.51588, -3.21901
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Penlline Road Pay and Display Car Park 16m away — 10 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 🅿️ Penlline Road Pay and Display Car Park 16m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 ▾
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 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 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ely Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ET Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre Hub (complete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Local cycle route
Show on map Treforest Community Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TCR Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Mary's Gardens, Whitchurch, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
46,925 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Chaffinch · Jay +31
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Fat Dormouse Glis glis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Simulium Simulium Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Even Scalewort Radula complanata Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,925 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Chaffinch · Jay +31
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Rabbit +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Fat Dormouse Glis glis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Simulium Simulium Even Scalewort · Atrichum undulatum · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Even Scalewort Radula complanata Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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