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Places › England › South West › Bristol, City of Getting here
51.45412, -2.52942
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 ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map 231 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Malago Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MGW Local 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
Show on map Photos The Allotments, Nicholas Lane, Bristol
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Wildlife to spot
34,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Longicaudus trirhodus Longicaudus trirhodus2025
Longicaudus trirhodus Longicaudus trirhodus2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 