Bute Park and Arboretum

There is plenty to do in the park and you can pick up a variety of self-led trails to guide you on certain activities and topics. Situated beyond Cardiff Castle just a short walk from the city's main shopping streets and civic centre, Bute Park really is the “green heart of the city”.

Bute Park is famous for its arboretum collections and there are over 3,000 individually catalogued tree species in the park. The site is very proud to hold the honour of having by far the greatest number of “champion trees” in any UK public park.

Explore a superb tree collection, natural play features, a visitor centre, three cafes, and a wealth of horticulture and wildlife. Bute Park is a Green Flag site and a CADW Grade 1 listed park. Read about the history of the park.

The Bute estate included huge swathes of land in Glamorgan. Much of this land was in the South Wales coalfield. Rather than engage in mineral extraction themselves, the Bute family made money from the land by leasing out the mineral rights.