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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45697, -2.62674
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ 360 at the Observatory — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ 360 at the Observatory — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Nightingale Valley public footpath · 830 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 830 m Surface ground Path type: path
Show on map zig-zag public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Zig-Zag public footpath · 264 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 264 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 262 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 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 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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113,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 113,171 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Jay · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +11
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 113,171 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Jay · Woodpigeon +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Platycheirus albimanus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble +11
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Fissidens dubius
Fissidens dubius
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 