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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.43949, -2.51355
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 13 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 The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km Local 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 209 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway 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 Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map East West City Centre Connector Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · White-legged Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Cantharis rustica +18
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · White-legged Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Cantharis rustica +18
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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