Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve, Cardiff
Facts and practical information
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff. It covers an area of approximately 8 hectares. The area was officially opened as a wildlife reserve on 25 July 2002 in what was previously an area of Site of Special Scientific Interest up until the opening of the Cardiff Bay Barrage in April 2001. The area had previously been salt marsh, but the Barrage created 200 hectares of freshwater lake, and from this the reserve was developed. ()
Caerdydd Wouth (Bae Caerdydd)Cardiff
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Bus
- Calculate routeMermaid Quay 10 min walk
- Calculate routeMillennium Centre 13 min walk
- Calculate routeEast Bute Street 14 min walk
- Calculate routeBritannia Quay 15 min walk
- Calculate routeCardiff Bay 16 min walk
- Calculate routeGrangetown 26 min walk
- Calculate routeCardiff Central 31 min walk
- Calculate routeCogan 32 min walk
Best Ways to Experience the Park
Wildlife
AnimalsSee what popular animal species you can meet in this location.
Grey heron
The grey heron is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.
Birds
Eurasian teal
The Eurasian teal, common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter.
Birds
Sedge warbler
The sedge warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium.
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Common reed bunting
The common reed bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from...
Birds
Acrocephalus
The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus. Formerly in the paraphyletic Old World warbler assemblage, they are now separated as...
Birds
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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How to get to Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve by public transport?
Bus
- Mermaid Quay • Lines: 8, T1C (10 min walk)
- Millennium Centre • Lines: 304/303, 6, 8 (13 min walk)
Train
- Cardiff Bay (16 min walk)
- Grangetown (26 min walk)
Wales