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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.46216, -2.56178
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map 267 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
78,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,439 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Chinese Bramble
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,439 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Chinese Bramble
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 