Coed-y-Felin Woods

It’s amazing that you can live in an area all of your life and never realise that these types of green places even exist. This is a magiacal pocket of wodlad that rely is worth a visit if you’re becoming bored of the Cardiff lifestyle.

The best time to go to these woods is in the spring when you can see them carpeted in bluebells and looking completely magical. They are a pretty sight all year round, however, encompassing 14 acres of mixed native broadleaved woodland with semi natural ancient woodland along a long flat enclosure teetering at the edge of a steep valley drop. It is a valuable section of the Nant Fawr corridor that is recognised by the County Council as having strategic importance in terms of recreation, amenity and wildlife. Hidden away within Lisvane, Cardiff the area is designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Importance.
Those of you keen to get involved in keeping the place looking lovely should get in touch with the Friends of Coed-​y-​Felin, a group of volunteers, mainly of neighbours from around the wood, and whose objectives include conserving and improving the woods, wildlife, flora and fauna and to promote the educational enjoyment of Coed-​y-​Felin.
Also look out for: Pied Flycatchers in summer who migrate from Africa to nest in Northern Europe.

This ancient semi-​natural woodland in Lisvane provides the local residents with a fantastic space for informal recreation, whether it’s walking or just enjoying a picnic.
The park covers 5 hectares and is owned by Cardiff Council, although locals get involved to help improve and manage the woodlands.
The Nant Fawr brook, which runs through the area and finally tips out into Roath Park Lake, was once used to power the Llanishen Corn Mill, and you can still see the old mill pond on the site.
If you listen out you can often hear the hammer of woodpeckers in this woodland, and if you keep your eyes peeled to the tree trunks you might spot a tree creeper working its way up and down, hunting for tasty morsels.
There is a network of paths throughout, but four main ones that meet at a cross roads.