Ridgeway Playing Fields 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.47095, -2.53206
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 203m away — 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 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 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 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 238 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local 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 Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Cycle path and playing fields at Clay Hill, Bristol
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Wildlife to spot
117,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 117,447 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull +34
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 117,447 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull +34
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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