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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.63547, -2.43709
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 467m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 467m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Wren, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Little Avon Circuit Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR2 Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Stanley Walk Walking route 1 km ▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass) Walking route ▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named route Ref CW National walking route
Show on map 5 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 Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 8.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Wren · Blue Tit +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rook Corvus frugilegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Ringlet · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter · Speckled Wood +15
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Wren · Blue Tit +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rook Corvus frugilegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Ringlet · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter · Speckled Wood +15
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus2024
Pyronia tithonus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 