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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Gromwell, Hart's-Tongue, Sun Spurge +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Gromwell, Hart's-Tongue, Sun Spurge +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Wild Strawberry, Wood-sorrel +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Manor Drive public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Manor Drive public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface grass Path type: residential
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Magpie · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Chiffchaff +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Beaver
Otter Lutra lutra Beaver Castor fiber 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Leucozona glaucia · Roesel's Bush-cricket +33
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Syrphus Syrphus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Common Spotted-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Twayblade · Wood Avens · Hart's-Tongue +33
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Common Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,778 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Magpie · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Chiffchaff +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Beaver
Otter Lutra lutra Beaver Castor fiber 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Leucozona glaucia · Roesel's Bush-cricket +33
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Syrphus Syrphus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Common Spotted-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Twayblade · Wood Avens · Hart's-Tongue +33
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Common Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus
Stenobothrus lineatus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Valeriana officinalis2025
Valeriana officinalis2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 