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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.57561, -2.28564
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling · last seen 2020; Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Meadow Saffron · last seen 2020; Plants — Meadow Saffron · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,135 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,135 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Skylark +37
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +103
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,135 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Skylark +37
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +103
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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