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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.48647, -3.20935
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 70m away — 20 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 70m away — 20 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 — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +66 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
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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
161 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
43,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,231 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus torvus · Orange Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Chinese Bramble
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,231 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus torvus · Orange Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Syrphus Syrphus Meliscaeva auricollis Chinese Bramble
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 