Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.48590, -2.56128
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Anti-aircraft battery scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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 257 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
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Wildlife to spot
133,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 133,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Kingfisher · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 133,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Kingfisher · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Aphodius fimetarius · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
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