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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.49783, -2.65040
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 183 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 Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map East West City Centre Connector Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Helina evecta +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Helina evecta Helina evecta Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Helina evecta +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Helina evecta Helina evecta Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025 