Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Millennium Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931.
Cardiff City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardiff City Stadium is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City and the Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2014, the stadium officially holds 33,280 supporters.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penarth and Sully.
Penarth
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penarth is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles southwest of Cardiff in Wales. It has impressive Victorian architecture and known for its pier and extensive parks.
Sully
Photo: ben salter, CC BY 2.0.
Sully is a village in the community of Sully and Lavernock, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 7 miles southwest of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: tidal marsh preserve in Wales
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4597° or 51° 27′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.1697° or 3° 10′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR5J+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 61122252OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5038374
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Gwlyptir Bae Caerdydd”
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Gwlyptiroedd Bae Caerdydd”
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