Callington Road Nature Reserve 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.42959, -2.56122
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 207m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 207m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 195 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 Photos Pond at Callington Road nature reserve
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86,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 86,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 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 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Large Willow Aphid · Lindbergina aurovittata +3
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 86,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 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 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Large Willow Aphid · Lindbergina aurovittata +3
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lindbergina aurovittata Lindbergina aurovittata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 