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Southmead Allotments

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.49700, -2.60010

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Syrphus ribesii +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Syrphus ribesii +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

200 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
Downs WayCycling route
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
East West City Centre ConnectorCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southmead allotments, Bristol

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southmead allotments, Bristol

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️OLDBURY HALL ESTATECountry park5 km→🌱Elm ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦BLAISE CASTLE AND HAMLETHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Clifton DownUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sanctuary GardenUrban park3.8 km→🐄Bristol Zoo ProjectVisitor farm4 km→

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