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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Mermaid Inn 276m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Mermaid Inn 276m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Shepherd's-purse, White Poplar +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Shepherd's-purse, White Poplar +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sitaris muralis, Dark Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sitaris muralis, Dark Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

N/ACycling route455 m

Named routeLength 455 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

10,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +69

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little OwlAthene noctua
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Common GullLarus canus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Sitaris muralis · Dark Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · 22-spot Ladybird +1

Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

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Plants42 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · White Poplar · Common Fleabane · Ribwort Plantain +37

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,749 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +69

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little OwlAthene noctua
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Common GullLarus canus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Sitaris muralis · Dark Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · 22-spot Ladybird +1

Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants42 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · White Poplar · Common Fleabane · Ribwort Plantain +37

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.Historic site3.5 km→🌱The MeadUrban park3.6 km→⚽Christian Malford Recreation GroundPlaying field400 m→🌱Lower CommonUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Middle CommonUrban park4.4 km→

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