← Back🌱 Urban park

Windsor Gardens

3 ha

FamilyWildlifePlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.43410, -3.16869

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Pickford’s Galley and Bar with Rooms — 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Pickford’s Galley and Bar with Rooms — 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 parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Taff TrailWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

91 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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit +60

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Petrobius brevistylis · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Trioza centranthi +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit +60

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Petrobius brevistylis · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Trioza centranthi +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Petrobius brevistylisPetrobius brevistylis
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windsor Gardens, Penarth

1 / 21

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Cliff WalkUrban park1 km→🦉COSMESTON LAKES COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Cosmeston Lakes Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Grangemoor ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Landsea GardensUrban park3.1 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 972fe001-eb08-46a7-acd0-4feb5451dde0