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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.44365, -2.63347
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 🅿️ Ashton Court Car Park 35m 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 🅿️ Ashton Court Car Park 35m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rock Pocket-moss, Minute Pouncewort +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rock Pocket-moss, Minute Pouncewort +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 33
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ashton Road public footpath · 130 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 130 m Surface asphalt Path type: secondary
Show on map Ashton Road public footpath · 36 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 36 m Surface asphalt Path type: trunk_link
Show on map 201 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
72,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Common Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rock Pocket-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +7
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fallow Deer · Red Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Common Feather-moss · Wall Scalewort · Rock Pocket-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +7
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 