Longman's Grove
✦ Ancient woodland8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.62733, -2.49980
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2024▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · 7-spot Ladybird +20
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Hawthorn · Ivy · Dogwood · Creeping Cinquefoil · Dog's Mercury +17
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- IvyHedera helix
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2024▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · 7-spot Ladybird +20
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Hawthorn · Ivy · Dogwood · Creeping Cinquefoil · Dog's Mercury +17
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- IvyHedera helix
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023HazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Events & activities nearby
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