Cardiff · Green space
Part of the Cardiff & the Taff Corridor area guide
Bute Park
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Bute Park
51.4864, -3.1888
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Bute Park facts
Bute Park is a managed green space in Swansea with woodland edges, paths and mown and unmown ground side by side. It is part of the Cardiff & the Taff Corridor area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- Bute Park was once the private grounds of Cardiff Castle, given to the city by the Bute family in 1947.
- It runs along the east bank of the River Taff into the heart of the city.
- Open to the public and maintained as green space within the City and County of Swansea.
- Mixed woodland, grassland and damp hollows here support birds, insects and small mammals.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Woodland edges, paths, damp hollows, unmanaged banks and garden boundaries are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Bute Park.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
