Part of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol Bridge
0 ha
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.45363, -2.59401
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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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Caffè Nero — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Caffè Nero — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
243 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Malago GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
Festival WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Filwood GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef FGLocal cycle route
Downs WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
88,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
88,327 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Blackbird · Robin · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +31
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +15
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Anomalous Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +3
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Great Hairy Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,327 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Blackbird · Robin · Grey Wagtail · Magpie +31
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +15
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
Anomalous Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss · Water Screw-moss +3
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Lattice-mossDialytrichia mucronata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Great Hairy Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2025Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisEvents & activities nearby
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