Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Cardiff, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Cardiff. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Cardiff. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Cardiff, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Ogmore Forest is a forest reachable from Cardiff as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ogmore Forest, about 27 km (17 mi) from Cardiff
Image credit: Image: John Lord / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Wentwood is a woodland reachable from Cardiff as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wentwood, about 30 km (18 mi) from Cardiff
Image credit: Image: Roy Parkhouse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Caswell Wood is a forest reachable from Cardiff as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Caswell Wood, about 42 km (26 mi) from Cardiff
Image credit: Image: Chris Heaton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Stock Hill is a forest reachable from Cardiff as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stock Hill, about 45 km (28 mi) from Cardiff
Image credit: Image: Mike Belch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Exmoor is a royal forest reachable from Cardiff as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Exmoor, about 52 km (32 mi) from Cardiff
Image credit: Image: Sean_the_Spook ( talk ) ( Uploads ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0