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51.50999, -2.50234
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km 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 The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km Local walking route
Show on map 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane bridleway · 152 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 152 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
30,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,150 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,150 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki 