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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.59070, -2.56613
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, Rose Chafer, Azure Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Rose Chafer, Azure Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos A corner of the Walled Garden at Old Down Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
12,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,354 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Glow-worm · Oedemera femoralis · Juniper Shieldbug · Rose Chafer · Culiseta annulata +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,354 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Glow-worm · Oedemera femoralis · Juniper Shieldbug · Rose Chafer · Culiseta annulata +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 