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Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.37560, -2.38443
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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 ☀️ 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🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackcap +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackcap +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +111 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 5 signed routes nearby · 62 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map Claude Vale public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Rooksbridge Walk public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Parry Close public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Modern Bridge in Linear Park
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Wildlife to spot
107,808 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 107,808 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dotted Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 107,808 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Great Tit · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dotted Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +17
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2025
Sitona suturalis Sitona suturalis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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