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Wolfe Close Park

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.41702, -3.24751

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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
🛝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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

40 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

Port Road CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route495 m

Named routeRef 88Length 495 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,599 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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