Cardiff gets its 15 minutes (well, 28 minutes if we’re being pedantic) of fame in a BBC programme about Bute Park, on iPlayer right now. Watch Iolo’s Great Welsh Parks here.
My first response to it is: otters! Before watching the programme I didn’t know you could find them in the city centre, and I’m very excited about it. They are such funny animals, and were suffering in the UK a few decades ago after pesticides leached into the water supply. But take a look at The Daily Otter here and be thankful they are recovering well.
Otters have been spotted in the River Taff in Bute Park – photo from Daily Otter
It’s not just otters who live in Bute Park. You could also be wandering through the back garden of woodpeckers, jays, dippers and salmon on any given walk.
Unfortunately, otters can be quite reticent so seeing one is pretty special. Less exciting, but also less mobile and so easier to spot is lichen. There will be a lichen walk in Bute Park next Sunday (13th January) starting at 1pm at the park’s education centre. This is FREE and run by Friends of Bute Park. See details here. I plan to be there.
What wildlife have you seen around Cardiff?
In my neighbourhood 