The Aquarium at Roath Park Cardiff built in 1899, demolished c.1950
The Aquarium at Roath Park, Cardiff, built 1899, demolished c.1950
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An optical illusion at that time, and unfortunately the lake is smaller now owing to all the silt at the north end!
Boating at Roath Park lake in a 1907 postcard view
Boating around the islands at Roath Park lake, Cardiff, in a 1907 postcard view.
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Figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park in 1913
Figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park in 1913
Captain Scott Garden in Roath Park Cardiff
Two views of the figurehead of the Terra Nova, Captain Scott's ship for the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, placed in Roath Park, Cardiff in 1913. Its position beside the Promenade is now occupied by the Scott Garden - photo from 2023.
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Happy New Year - a postcard of Roath Park Lake posted in 1905 from France
Happy New Year - a postcard of Roath Park Lake Cardiff, posted in 1905 from France. Looking towards the first houses built on Lake Road East, and the present day Cefn Coed Road.
Roath Park Cardiff - a 1905 postcard of the Promenade before it was widened
Roath Park Cardiff - a 1905 postcard of the Promenade before it was widened (in 1909) and the lake west bank before the boat house was built
A Christmas Greetings postcard of Roath Park Pleasure Garden in Cardiff, posted 1904
Christmas Greetings! From a 1904 postcard of the Pleasure Garden in Roath Park Cardiff
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1924 postcard of rowing boats on Roath Park Lake
Posted 100 years ago, in September 1924, a postcard of rowing boats on Roath Park Lake, Cardiff, the rowers (probably Council employees) somewhat formally dressed by today's standards.
Coral bark willow, Salix alba 'Britzensis, in Roath Park Pleasure Garden, Cardiff, noted for its orange-scarlet stems in the winter sun
Coral bark willow, Salix alba 'Britzensis, in Roath Park Pleasure Garden, Cardiff, noted for its orange-scarlet stems in the winter sun
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A 1914 postcard of Roath Park Lake Cardiff, featuring a family in pre-WW1 dress
Posted 110 years ago, in September 1914, an Ernest T Bush postcard of the east side of Roath Park Lake, Cardiff, with a family in pre-WW1 dress.
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Avenue of 'New Horizon' Elm trees in Pontcanna Fields Cardiff
'New Horizon' Elm avenue planted in Pontcanna Fields to mark Cardiff's centenary as a city, and its Golden Jubilee as the capital of Wales, in 2005.
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Weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' beside the River Taff at Bute Park Cardiff
Weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' beside the River Taff at Bute Park Cardiff, planted in June 1990 in a ceremony to mark the revival of the Bute Park Arboretum.
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Autumn colour on a Chinese horse chestnut tree in Bute Park Cardiff
Lovely autumn colour on the Chinese horse chestnut tree, Aesculus chinensis, in Bute Park Cardiff
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Rich autumn colour on a Sweet gum tree at Insole Court, Cardiff
Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet gum tree, at Insole Court Cardiff
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A woodland glowing with autumnal shades of gold and orange. The tall trees stand close together, their branches creating a layered canopy. Sunlight filters through, and the forest floor is covered with bracken and fallen leaves, teeming with life. Trees like these support countless species and nurture the soil, quietly sustaining the world around them.
A sleek Blackbird sits among the vibrant red berries of a rowan tree, framed by a bright blue sky. The bird is perfectly still, surrounded by the delicate branches. Trees like this provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife, especially in winter, sustaining life in every season.
The forest floor is dotted with spiky chestnut shells, some split open to reveal smooth, shiny brown nuts. The mix of green and golden shells rests on soft grass, a reminder of the role trees play in feeding wildlife and spreading life with every seed.
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Ginkgo biloba autumn foliage at Insole Court, Cardiff
Ginkgo biloba at Insole Court, Cardiff
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Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani, at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff.
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For National Tree Week, a trio of Serbian spruce, Picea omorika in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff
Lovely, thank you! The last one looks like Paperbark maple, Acer griseum, and I've never seen it looking so colourful in autumn
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In Roath Park Botanic Garden, Cardiff - two Gingko biloba trees and a Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) in the middle
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For National Tree week here's the Swamp cypress - Taxodium distichum - in Roath Park Botanic Garden, Cardiff
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Ginkgo biloba avenue in Bute Park Cardiff
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Hey, look - Kevin Fong (doctor, writer, broadcaster, almost-an-astronaut) has joined BlueSky. And he’s got a new podcast series out about the space shuttle era. Do follow him!
Dyffryn Gardens
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Really sorry to hear that Dewstow is closing permanently. We've been twice this year but will have to go one last time before it closes
Heath Park Cardiff, the Dreams & Wishes Celebration of Life Garden.
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Mackerel sky over Cathays Cemetery Cardiff, and Western red cedar 'Zebrina' (Thuja plicata 'Zebrina')
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Roath Park Cardiff
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