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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.46827, -2.56815
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Radical Roasters — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Radical Roasters — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 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 269 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 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 Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
91,244 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 91,244 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cartodere bifasciata · Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy Shieldbug Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 91,244 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cartodere bifasciata · Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy Shieldbug Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis 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 