Pomphrey Hill Playing Field
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Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.47918, -2.47783
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Hatch At The Hill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Hatch At The Hill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 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 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wesley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridge Road bridleway · 52 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +30
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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