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Chantry Field

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Castle Court Short Stay 82m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Castle Court Short Stay 82m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Large White, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Large White, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Avon Cycleway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km

Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route

OTH/46public footpath · 148 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface asphaltIncline 0%

OTH/45public footpath · 261 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mSurface dirtPath type: footway

The Closepublic footpath · 29 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Filton LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 41Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 41Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.4 km

Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +77

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2023
CootFulica atra2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023

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Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Feral CatFelis catus2024

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Insects66 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Large White · Small White · Syritta pipiens · Common Cockchafer +61

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
EristalisEristalis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
EupeodesEupeodes
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
EumerusEumerus2023
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2024
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
PeacockAglais io2023
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
MelanostomaMelanostoma2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2024

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

winterspring

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +77

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2023
CootFulica atra2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Feral CatFelis catus2024

🐝

Insects66 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Large White · Small White · Syritta pipiens · Common Cockchafer +61

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
EristalisEristalis
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
EupeodesEupeodes
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
EumerusEumerus2023
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2024
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
PeacockAglais io2023
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023
MelanostomaMelanostoma2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2024

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam

Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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Chantry entrance gates, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury

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