Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
51.45553, -2.58854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Caffe Espresso — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Caffe Espresso — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 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
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
243 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Malago GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
Festival WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Filwood GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef FGLocal cycle route
Downs WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
94,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
94,974 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +28
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
springwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Unaspis euonymi +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +4
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Great Hairy Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
94,974 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +28
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
springwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Unaspis euonymi +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +4
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Great Hairy Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025