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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.36327, -2.37911
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Odd Down Sports Ground Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Odd Down Sports Ground Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 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 — Blackcap, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Burdock, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Burdock, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Hogweed, Common Chickweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Spring blossom on Bloomfield Drive
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Wildlife to spot
95,864 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 95,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +20
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Fox-and-cubs · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Aspen · Alder +1
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 95,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +20
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Fox-and-cubs · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Aspen · Alder +1
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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