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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44262, -2.60159
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Bake it — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Bake it — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Local walking route
Show on map Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local 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 241 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 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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130,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 130,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Jay · Great Tit +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble · Pointed Lattice-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 130,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Jay · Great Tit +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Chinese Bramble · Pointed Lattice-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025 Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis 