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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha
Getting here
51.44395, -2.54573
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Swollen-thighed Beetle +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: St Anne's Tunnel West Portal (MLN111648)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km▾
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
The DramwayWalking route15 km▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
251 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Concorde WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lower Conham Valebridleway · 99 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
39,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Magpie +37
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Himalayan Balsam · Purple-loosestrife · Orange Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Magpie +37
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Himalayan Balsam · Purple-loosestrife · Orange Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataLindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Longicaudus trirhodusLongicaudus trirhodus2025Longicaudus trirhodusLongicaudus trirhodus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Hallomenus binotatusHallomenus binotatus2025Hallomenus binotatusHallomenus binotatus2025Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis2025Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025