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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45372, -2.51938
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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Raspberry +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Raspberry +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 12 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 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Reformatory Lane public footpath · 211 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 211 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Lovell's Hill public footpath · 118 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 118 m Path type: footway
Show on map 212 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link 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
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Wildlife to spot
28,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,499 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Volucella inanis · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Purple-loosestrife · Orange Balsam · Himalayan Balsam
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,499 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Volucella inanis · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Purple-loosestrife · Orange Balsam · Himalayan Balsam
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2025 