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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.40586, -2.37774
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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 224m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 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 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 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Roe Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +25
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Great Willowherb · Greater Plantain · Yorkshire-fog · Hogweed · Hazel +50
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Greater Plantain Plantago major Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hazel Corylus avellana False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Roe Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Scathophaga stercoraria · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +25
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Great Willowherb · Greater Plantain · Yorkshire-fog · Hogweed · Hazel +50
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Greater Plantain Plantago major Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hazel Corylus avellana False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Sacchiphantes abietis Sacchiphantes abietis2025
Sacchiphantes abietis Sacchiphantes abietis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2025
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Dittander Lepidium latifolium
Dittander Lepidium latifolium
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Himalayan Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Salix fragilis Salix fragilis
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
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