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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Cardiff Getting here
51.50978, -3.21235
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 ☕ The Ark — 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 ☕ The Ark — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Lagria hirta +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Lagria hirta +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; 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 149 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 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 Photos Whitchurch Common, Cardiff
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Wildlife to spot
54,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,307 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Simulium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,307 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Simulium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium
Simulium
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025
Needle or willow stoneflies Leuctridae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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