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Armdillio Playing Ground

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.54094, -2.41765

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Yate Youth Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Yate Youth Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 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

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

The DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route

Community Forest PathWalking route72 km

Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route

Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km

Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route

Sundridge Parkpublic footpath · 492 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 492 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

South Walkpublic footpath · 139 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian

North Walkpublic footpath · 24 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yate Spur (planned)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Yate Spur (current)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Yate LinkCycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Filton LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

23,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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