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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.49077, -2.64227
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 241m 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 241m 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, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Bell Barn public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 221 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 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 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
60,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Great Scented Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Great Scented Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
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
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 