Dovercourt Road Open Space 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.48302, -2.57654
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Cartodere bifasciata +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Cartodere bifasciata +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 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 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 Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map 260 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 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 Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Open space by Jack Knight House
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Wildlife to spot
152,420 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 152,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Criorhina ranunculi · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 152,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Criorhina ranunculi · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 