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Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.52323, -3.19929
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus torvus +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus torvus +2 more · last seen 2026
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 132 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
94,454 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 94,454 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Teal +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Forked Veilwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss +3
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 94,454 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Teal +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Forked Veilwort · Capillary Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Many-fruited Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss +3
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Atrichum undulatum
Atrichum undulatum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata 