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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50650, -3.22139
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 🅿️ Parking 161m away — 4 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 161m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
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 157 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 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 Photos Railway line from foot crossing
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Wildlife to spot
42,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,734 records · National Biodiversity Network Cetti's Warbler · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +39
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,734 records · National Biodiversity Network Cetti's Warbler · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +39
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
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 