Parc Cefn Onn

This is a great set of woods to explore and get lost in. It’s frequented by a lot of dogs (in general it’s not on their own but with their owners) and families.
There are various paths that lead off in different directions, but if you’ve entered at the main gated entrance on Cherry Orchard Road off the roundabout and keep walking you will most likely end up at the big field at the top by the golf course.
Along the way you will pass a few ponds and streams which generally have a charming layer of algae on their surface. As well as this there are the legendary parts of the wood owned by the giant: these being the giant’s house, the giant’s chair (which is much larger than his house), and the enchantingly named, giant’s toilet.
These legends may or may not have been made up by my parents when I was growing up, as well as the possible myth that ‘all the paths in Cefn-​Onn lead back to one another’, a frequent proclamation of theirs that I am certain was a ploy to lose my sisters and I for a couple of hours of peace.

Parc Cefn Onn is out on the Northern fringes of Cardiff and isn’t really a park, its more like a woodland area really. Its noted among plant lovers for the Rhododendron displays in the spring and its got lots of streams and ponds so quite good for wildlife.
To be honest though there’s not really much to see or do and its currently infected with Sudden Oak Death which is making it look a big dull.
Its ok but really not worth a trip out of your way to get there.