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Windsor Esplanade Park

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PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.46144, -3.16909

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Mute Swan
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Coffee Mania — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Mute Swan
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Coffee Mania — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route

Named route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ely TrailCycling route

Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route

Cardiff Bay TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

City Centre Hub (complete)Cycling route

Named routeRef CCLocal cycle route

Rhymney TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RTLocal cycle route

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

48,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Canada Goose +33

MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects21 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winterspring

2026

Magpie · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Canada Goose +33

MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects21 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Giant Blackberry · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion

Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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