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51.46160, -2.59256

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 146m away — 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 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

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 — Jay, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jay, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km

Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route

Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Community Forest PathWalking route72 km

Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

272 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Malago GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route

Filton LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route

Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route

Festival WayCycling route

Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Super Nova TrailMountain bike route

Named routeIncline down

Nova TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

133,470 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

133,470 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects21 species

springwinter

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata +16

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss +4

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

133,470 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Robin · Jay · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30

RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects21 species

springwinter

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata +16

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Chinese Bramble · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss +4

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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