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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45052, -2.59468
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Mud Dock Cafe — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Mud Dock Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 244 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW 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
84,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 84,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +31
Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 84,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +31
Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Anomalous Bristle-moss · Chinese Bramble · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Lattice-moss +3
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Great Hairy Screw-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Syntrichia ruralis
Syntrichia ruralis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis 