Single-span bridge called Horse Bridge 260m WSW of Chase Hill House
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.59836, -2.39446
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Church Lanerestricted byway · 298 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 298 mPath type: unclassified
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse +5
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse +5
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis Bat species
Myotis Bat species
Myotis
Myotis
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusLesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposiderosLesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposiderosNoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaHarvest MouseMicromys minutus2025Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025