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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.46329, -2.57742
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 🛝 Playground 173m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 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 268 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 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 Filwood Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FG Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
94,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 94,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Jay +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Hairy Shieldbug · Cartodere bifasciata +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 94,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Jay +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Hairy Shieldbug · Cartodere bifasciata +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chinese Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025 