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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44270, -2.61898
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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🅿️ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 240 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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Wildlife to spot
83,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 83,042 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Kestrel · Jay · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort +8
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 83,042 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Kestrel · Jay · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Anomalous Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Wall Scalewort +8
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Myriocoleopsis minutissima
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
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