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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.43166, -2.58615
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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 91m away — 18 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 91m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 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 Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Incline down
Show on map Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
About this nature reserve Northern Slopes is a 15-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Bristol, City of, South West England. The site features grassland and woodland, supporting a range of species, and is popular for local walking trails.
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Wildlife to spot
83,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 83,595 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 83,595 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +28
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 