🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.49041, -2.56338
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 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 238 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 Photos Electricity substation on the north side of Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze, Bristol
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Wildlife to spot
91,726 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 91,726 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Cheilosia grossa · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Trioza centranthi Capillary Thread-moss · Great Scented Liverwort
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 91,726 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Cheilosia grossa · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Trioza centranthi Capillary Thread-moss · Great Scented Liverwort
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 