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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.47328, -2.48792
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 107m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 107m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Rose Chafer, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Rose Chafer, Large Red Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 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 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 River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map Avon and Gloucestershire Railway public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 167 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Whitchurch Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
27,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +36
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Rose Chafer · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper +28
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon +36
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Rose Chafer · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper +28
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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