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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.49395, -3.15492
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 ☕ Waterloo Tea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Waterloo Tea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wild Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4 more · last seen 2026
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 115 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 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
Show on map Enfys 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Waterloo Gardens, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
32,273 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helina evecta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helina evecta Helina evecta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis Eristalis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wild Teasel
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Helina evecta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helina evecta Helina evecta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis Eristalis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Lateral Cryphaea · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wild Teasel
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 