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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.43760, -3.16785

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mario's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mario's — 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 — Great Crested Grebe, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +85 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

3 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

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

98 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

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Enfys 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Goosander · Blue Tit +50

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Petrobius brevistylis · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Trioza centranthi +1

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

40,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Goosander · Blue Tit +50

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Petrobius brevistylis · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Trioza centranthi +1

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

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