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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44628, -2.60723
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Spike Island Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Spike Island Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Local walking route
Show on map Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh Woods Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saint Phillips Greenway public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map White Hart Steps public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface paving_stones Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map White Hart Steps public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface paving_stones Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 237 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Incline down
Show on map Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
About this nature reserve Avon New Cut is a 23-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Bristol, City of, South West England. The area includes waterways and green spaces, supporting an abundant range of wildlife, and provides walking and cycling paths.
Photos The New Cut - East from Vauxhall Bridge, Bristol
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87,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 87,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jay · Great Tit · Magpie +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax +14
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +9
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 87,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jay · Great Tit · Magpie +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax +14
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +9
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Fissidens dubius
Fissidens dubius
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis 