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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.53692, -2.45131
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 254m away — 6 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 254m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Rose Chafer, Meliscaeva auricollis +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Rose Chafer, Meliscaeva auricollis +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Anomalous Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 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 The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur (current) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Chipping Sodbury Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos 2012 : Spreading fertilizer near Mayshill
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Wildlife to spot
20,800 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Anomalous Bristle-moss
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Anomalous Bristle-moss
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025 