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📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 159m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 159m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis, Eristalis tenax +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Sand-hill Screw-moss, Anomalous Bristle-moss +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km

Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route

Gordano RoundWalking route42 km

Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route

Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

227 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Concorde WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route

Downs QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Downs QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Whitchurch WayCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Whitchurch WayCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Super Nova TrailMountain bike route

Named routeIncline down

Nova TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

52,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Insects6 species

springwinter

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius

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Plants5 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Insects6 species

springwinter

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius

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Plants5 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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