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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45516, -2.60581
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — 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; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Worlds End Lane public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Path type: footway
Show on map White Hart Steps public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Surface paving_stones Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map White Hart Steps public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Surface paving_stones Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 250 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
116,659 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 116,659 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Rose Chafer +15
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 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 116,659 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Rose Chafer +15
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 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
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
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
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 