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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.53770, -2.48328
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 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Syrphus +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Syrphus +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination; picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km Local walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Walkway public footpath · 181 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 181 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map Park Row public footpath · 260 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 260 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Mill Lane public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur (current) 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 Yate Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cogmill Lane bridleway · 815 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 815 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Hover's Lane bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
28,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,385 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +10
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,385 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug +10
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 